Gobelin
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Gobelin. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Gobelin, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Gobelin in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Gobelin you have here. The definition of the word Gobelin will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofGobelin, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: gobelin
English
Etymology
Named after a Parisian manufacturing company founded by Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold (“evil gnome”).
Noun
Gobelin (plural Gobelins)
- A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.
- 1908, W B M Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 40:
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
Translations
a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
See also
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From a French manufacturing company, see above.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Gobelin m (strong, genitive Gobelins, plural Gobelins)
- an artistically decorated type of tapestry
Declension
Declension of Gobelin
Further reading
- “Gobelin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache