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Gobelin

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolgobelino
Françaisgobelin
Portuguêsgobelimgobelina
6 more languages
Suomigobeliini
Македонскигоблен
Nederlandsgobelin m andwandtapijt
Polskiarrasgobelintapiseria
Svenskagobeläng
Українськакилим

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.
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See also

Gobelin scarlet gobemouche Goben Gober Goberian gobermint

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