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Gobelin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.

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History

Etymology

Named after a Parisian manufacturing company founded by Jean Gobelin, whose French name derives from German Kobold (“evil gnome”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гоблен (goblen) — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Dutch: gobelin m and — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Dutch: wandtapijt — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Esperanto: gobelino — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Hungarian: gobelin — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Macedonian: гоблен (goblen) — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Polish: gobelin — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Polish: arras — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Polish: tapiseria — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Portuguese: gobelim — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Portuguese: gobelina — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Spanish: gobelino — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry
  • Swedish: gobeläng — a mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry