HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › Gobelin
← Back to search

Meaning of Gobelin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español gobelino
Suomi gobeliini
Français gobelin
Македонски гоблен
Nederlands gobelin m and wandtapijt
Polski arras gobelin tapiseria
Português gobelim gobelina
Svenska gobeläng
Українська килим

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Gobelin scarlet gobemouche Goben Gober Goberian gobermint

Learn this word in context

See Gobelin used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free