GOBELIN


Meaning of GOBELIN in English

/gob"euh lin, goh"beuh-/ ; Fr. /gaw blaonn"/ , adj.

1. made at the tapestry factory established in Paris in the 15th century by the Gobelins, a French family of dyers and weavers.

2. resembling the tapestry made at the Gobelin factory.

[ 1780-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .