Gobelinn.

Brit.

/ˈɡɒbəlɪn/,

/ˈɡɒb(ə)lã/, U.S.

/ˈɡɑbələn/

Forms: 1700s– Gobelin, 1800s– Gobelins (singular), 1800s– Gobelins (plural).

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Manufacture des Gobelins.

Etymology: < the name of the Manufacture des Gobelins, a state-owned tapestry factory in Paris. Compare French Gobelin kind of tapestry (1873).Gobelin was originally the surname of a family of dyers, who owned the premises in which a Flemish tapestry workshop was established c1601, with royal patronage; the business was subsequently purchased by the crown in 1662 to become part of a centralized system of furniture manufacture. Compare the following early references to the business and its premises in English contexts:1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xv. 103 Pantagruel one day to refresh himself of his study, went a walking towards St. Marcels suburbs, to see the extravagancie of the Gobeline building.1705 J. Ozell tr. C. Perrault Characters Greatest Men in France II. 221 At that time, The Academy Royal of Painting and Sculpture, and the Royal Manufacture of Gobelins, were not establish'd.

I. Compounds.

1. Gobelin tapestry n. tapestry, or a tapestry, made at the Gobelins factory in Paris, typically characterized by a fine level of detail; (also) tapestry, or a tapestry, made in imitation of this.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other

Turkey work1537

Gobelin tapestry?1750

Gobelin1802

Beauvais tapestry1885

?1750 Descr. House Earl Temple at Stow 1 The Saloon..is hung with fine Tapestry.., with Gobelin Tapestry Chairs.

1788 A. Young Jrnl. 10 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 98 Four fine tablets of the Gobelin tapestry.

1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. xv. 399 The gobelin tapestry of the back drawing-room.

1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone I. xiv. 218 You saw the beautiful Gobelins tapestry, marvellous in the minute finish of its work.

1906 C. Scudamore Normandy viii. 39 It contains..some pictures by Van Dyck, Le Brun and Le Due, as well as some Gobelin tapestry.

1941 P. White Let. 15 July (1994) ii. 47 Charles de Menasce..lives in a Proustian atmosphere, surrounded by Gobelin tapestries.

2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 3 July 3 Two Gobelin tapestries depict mythological scenes from a series titled ‘Love of the Gods’ made for Louis XV.

2. Gobelin carpet n. a carpet made at the Gobelins factory in Paris, typically characterized by finely detailed designs or patterns; (also) a carpet made in imitation of this.Now usually in historical contexts.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > other

mockado1738

Gobelin carpet1755

Savonnerie1832

1755 in Accts. Dublin Soc. for Promoting Husbandry (1764) 33 Paid William Reed for Gobelin Carpets per Order..[£]20.

1841 Morning Post 5 May 5/5 The great Gobelins carpet was used on this occasion, and had a magnificent effect.

1897 A. E. Winship Our Industries 14 The famous Axminsters are named from the fact that at Axminster, England, in 1750 a variety of ‘Gobelin’ carpets were made.

1909 L. E. Richards Lett. & Jrnls. S. G. Howe II. vii. 228 On the floor was a Gobelin carpet..with a medallion of Napoleon and Joseph in the middle, and in the corners strange beasts not to be found in the Natural History Book.

1957 S. Faniel French Art 18th Cent. 172 A Gobelin carpet woven in the Savonnerie knotted style, dating from the beginning of the century.

2008 K. Neville Fire (2009) 24 She'd grown up in splendor in his many palaces.., luxurious rooms filled with Gobelin carpets, Sevres porcelains, and Venetian glass chandeliers.

3. Gobelin stitch n. Embroidery a type of stitching consisting of short, straight stitches worked over a number of canvas threads, either in a slanting or upright position; also called tapestry stitch.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > stitch > other

chain-stitch1598

French knot1623

picot1623

petty-point1632

tent-stitch1639

brede-stitch1640

herringbone stitch1659

satin stitch1664

feather-stitch1835

Gobelin stitch1838

crowfoot1839

seedingc1840

German stitch1842

petit point1842

long stitch1849

looped stitch1851

hem-stitch1853

loop-stitch1853

faggot stitch1854

spider-wheel1868

dot stitch1869

picot stitch1869

slip-stitch1872

coral-stitch1873

stem stitch1873

rope stitch1875

Vienna cross stitch1876

witch stitch1876

pin stitch1878

seed stitch1879

cushion-stitch1880

Japanese stitch1880

darning-stitch1881

Kensington stitch1881

knot-stitch1881

bullion knot1882

cable pattern1882

Italian stitch1882

lattice-stitch1882

queen stitch1882

rice stitch1882

shadow-stitch1882

ship-ladder1882

spider-stitch1882

stem1882

Vandyke stitch1882

warp-stitch1882

wheel-stitch1882

basket-stitch1883

outline stitch1885

pointing1888

bullion stitchc1890

cable-stitchc1890

oriental stitchc1890

Turkish stitchc1890

Romanian stitch1894

shell-stitch1895

saddle stitch1899

magic stitch1900

plumage-stitch1900

saddle stitching1902

German knot stitch1903

trellis1912

padding stitch1913

straight stitch1918

Hungarian stitch1921

trellis stitch1921

lazy daisy1923

diamond stitchc1926

darning1930

faggot filling stitch1934

fly stitch1934

magic chain stitch1934

glove stitch1964

pad stitch1964

1838 Morning Post 22 May 8/2 (advt.) A gentlewoman, who from a long residence on the Continent excels in every variety of needle work, particularly shading and grounding in tent or gobelin stitch, wishes to take in ladies' works.

1881 Potter's Amer. Monthly July 82/2 The embroidery is worked in Gobelin-stitch over silver or gold braid, which closely covers the canvas.

1913 Nevada State Jrnl. 10 Aug. (Woman's Mag. section) 2/2 A design for a porch table cover to be carried out in slanting Gobelin stitch upon a tan-colored art canvas.

1968 Embroidery Autumn 83/1 (caption) On a blue ground of upright Gobelin stitch, tent, upright cross, cross and eye stitches in lime, white and dark blue.

2007 J. Greenoff New Cross Stitcher's Bible 154 Gobelin stitch is..often used as a filling stitch as it can mimic the appearance of a woven tapestry.

4. Gobelin blue n. a greenish-blue colour, similar to that used in Gobelin tapestry.Now usually in historical contexts.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue

peacock colour1598

verditer1819

verdigris blue1832

robin's-egg blue1844

aquamarine1846

turquoise1853

verditer blue1857

bird's-egg blue1858

Alice1872

Nile blue1873

starch blue1875

cyan-blue1879

peacock1881

peacock blue1881

bird's egg1885

Gobelin blue1886

cyan1889

Nile1895

kingfisher1901

Alice blue1905

teal1923

aqua1936

teal blue1949

1886 Boston Sunday Globe 24 Oct. 13/5 Labrador blue is a pale, steely blue,..while Gobelin blue is a brighter, greenish blue.

1928 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 1/1 Felt hat... Colors Sand; Rose-Beige; Gobelin Blue.

1946 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 24 Sept. 5/2 These [bags] are available in a wide range of colors, running through the coco browns, sand beiges, tapestry red, Gobelin blues and sunflower golds.

2012 J. H. White Wet Britches & Muddy Boots xiv. 455 The entire surface was decorated with ornament, be it a wood carving of a Grecian face, a velvet plush seat covering in Gobelin blue, or a glorious center lamp in ormolu.

II. Simple uses.

5. A Gobelin tapestry. Also as a mass noun.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other

Turkey work1537

Gobelin tapestry?1750

Gobelin1802

Beauvais tapestry1885

1802 C. Wilmot Jrnl. 19 June in E. Mavor Grand Tours K. Wilmot (1992) ii. 40 The apartments were hung over with fine Gobelins.

1848 A. Henfrey tr. M. J. Schleiden Plant x. 234 We imagine a fly..crawling about a costly Gobelin, and from the coloured points,..conceiving a picture of the whole.

1887 Decorator & Furnisher 10 190/2 There is no reason why the very walls should not be covered..in humble imitation, of the regal palaces, where real Gobelins is often used for this purpose.

1917 Independent 1 Dec. 416/3 A member of a prominent New York family discovered in a little antique shop on Fourth Avenue what he thought was a Gobelin.

1960 T. Stern & J. Stern tr. S. Freud Lett. 194 The little I saw of the other rooms..contained the same wealth of pictures, Gobelins, carpets and curios—in short, a museum.

2009 I. Cole Rendezvous / Frankfurt v. 58 She informed me of how ignorant I was, that a Gobelin is not a painting; it is a tapestry.

6. A type of damask (damask n. and adj. 3a) typically used for upholstery. Now somewhat rare.

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1768 Lloyd's Evening Post 27 Jan. 100/1 (advt.) A great Assortment of the newest fashioned Silks,..with some Gobelin Sattins, which are of a new Fabric; likewise Norwich Crapes.]

1832 Rep. Select Comm. Silk Trade 640 in Parl. Papers 1831–2 (H.C. 678) XIX. 1 Silk Gobelin (crimson ground, imperial wreath).

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1108/2 Damasks:—Woollen purple, green, crimson. Silk and wool, two and three coloured brown, striped gobelins.

1903 Wool & Cotton Reporter 31 Dec. 1619/2 Retailers have continued to show considerable interest in veronas, gobelins and tricots, and other heavy piece fabrics.

1999 Textile Asia Aug. 115/2 Texnova of Milan, one of a number that displayed Gobelins, also offered jacquards, damask and brocade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gobelin
释义	Gobelinn. Brit. /ˈɡɒbəlɪn/, /ˈɡɒb(ə)lã/, U.S. /ˈɡɑbələn/ Forms: 1700s– Gobelin, 1800s– Gobelins (singular), 1800s– Gobelins (plural). Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Manufacture des Gobelins. Etymology: < the name of the Manufacture des Gobelins, a state-owned tapestry factory in Paris. Compare French Gobelin kind of tapestry (1873).Gobelin was originally the surname of a family of dyers, who owned the premises in which a Flemish tapestry workshop was established c1601, with royal patronage; the business was subsequently purchased by the crown in 1662 to become part of a centralized system of furniture manufacture. Compare the following early references to the business and its premises in English contexts:1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xv. 103 Pantagruel one day to refresh himself of his study, went a walking towards St. Marcels suburbs, to see the extravagancie of the Gobeline building.1705 J. Ozell tr. C. Perrault Characters Greatest Men in France II. 221 At that time, The Academy Royal of Painting and Sculpture, and the Royal Manufacture of Gobelins, were not establish'd. I. Compounds. 1. Gobelin tapestry n. tapestry, or a tapestry, made at the Gobelins factory in Paris, typically characterized by a fine level of detail; (also) tapestry, or a tapestry, made in imitation of this.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other Turkey work1537 Gobelin tapestry?1750 Gobelin1802 Beauvais tapestry1885 ?1750 Descr. House Earl Temple at Stow 1 The Saloon..is hung with fine Tapestry.., with Gobelin Tapestry Chairs. 1788 A. Young Jrnl. 10 Oct. in Trav. France (1792) i. 98 Four fine tablets of the Gobelin tapestry. 1817 M. Edgeworth Harrington & Ormond I. xv. 399 The gobelin tapestry of the back drawing-room. 1864 G. A. Sala Quite Alone I. xiv. 218 You saw the beautiful Gobelins tapestry, marvellous in the minute finish of its work. 1906 C. Scudamore Normandy viii. 39 It contains..some pictures by Van Dyck, Le Brun and Le Due, as well as some Gobelin tapestry. 1941 P. White Let. 15 July (1994) ii. 47 Charles de Menasce..lives in a Proustian atmosphere, surrounded by Gobelin tapestries. 2014 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 3 July 3 Two Gobelin tapestries depict mythological scenes from a series titled ‘Love of the Gods’ made for Louis XV. 2. Gobelin carpet n. a carpet made at the Gobelins factory in Paris, typically characterized by finely detailed designs or patterns; (also) a carpet made in imitation of this.Now usually in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > other mockado1738 Gobelin carpet1755 Savonnerie1832 1755 in Accts. Dublin Soc. for Promoting Husbandry (1764) 33 Paid William Reed for Gobelin Carpets per Order..[£]20. 1841 Morning Post 5 May 5/5 The great Gobelins carpet was used on this occasion, and had a magnificent effect. 1897 A. E. Winship Our Industries 14 The famous Axminsters are named from the fact that at Axminster, England, in 1750 a variety of ‘Gobelin’ carpets were made. 1909 L. E. Richards Lett. & Jrnls. S. G. Howe II. vii. 228 On the floor was a Gobelin carpet..with a medallion of Napoleon and Joseph in the middle, and in the corners strange beasts not to be found in the Natural History Book. 1957 S. Faniel French Art 18th Cent. 172 A Gobelin carpet woven in the Savonnerie knotted style, dating from the beginning of the century. 2008 K. Neville Fire (2009) 24 She'd grown up in splendor in his many palaces.., luxurious rooms filled with Gobelin carpets, Sevres porcelains, and Venetian glass chandeliers. 3. Gobelin stitch n. Embroidery a type of stitching consisting of short, straight stitches worked over a number of canvas threads, either in a slanting or upright position; also called tapestry stitch. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [noun] > embroidery or ornamental sewing > stitch > other chain-stitch1598 French knot1623 picot1623 petty-point1632 tent-stitch1639 brede-stitch1640 herringbone stitch1659 satin stitch1664 feather-stitch1835 Gobelin stitch1838 crowfoot1839 seedingc1840 German stitch1842 petit point1842 long stitch1849 looped stitch1851 hem-stitch1853 loop-stitch1853 faggot stitch1854 spider-wheel1868 dot stitch1869 picot stitch1869 slip-stitch1872 coral-stitch1873 stem stitch1873 rope stitch1875 Vienna cross stitch1876 witch stitch1876 pin stitch1878 seed stitch1879 cushion-stitch1880 Japanese stitch1880 darning-stitch1881 Kensington stitch1881 knot-stitch1881 bullion knot1882 cable pattern1882 Italian stitch1882 lattice-stitch1882 queen stitch1882 rice stitch1882 shadow-stitch1882 ship-ladder1882 spider-stitch1882 stem1882 Vandyke stitch1882 warp-stitch1882 wheel-stitch1882 basket-stitch1883 outline stitch1885 pointing1888 bullion stitchc1890 cable-stitchc1890 oriental stitchc1890 Turkish stitchc1890 Romanian stitch1894 shell-stitch1895 saddle stitch1899 magic stitch1900 plumage-stitch1900 saddle stitching1902 German knot stitch1903 trellis1912 padding stitch1913 straight stitch1918 Hungarian stitch1921 trellis stitch1921 lazy daisy1923 diamond stitchc1926 darning1930 faggot filling stitch1934 fly stitch1934 magic chain stitch1934 glove stitch1964 pad stitch1964 1838 Morning Post 22 May 8/2 (advt.) A gentlewoman, who from a long residence on the Continent excels in every variety of needle work, particularly shading and grounding in tent or gobelin stitch, wishes to take in ladies' works. 1881 Potter's Amer. Monthly July 82/2 The embroidery is worked in Gobelin-stitch over silver or gold braid, which closely covers the canvas. 1913 Nevada State Jrnl. 10 Aug. (Woman's Mag. section) 2/2 A design for a porch table cover to be carried out in slanting Gobelin stitch upon a tan-colored art canvas. 1968 Embroidery Autumn 83/1 (caption) On a blue ground of upright Gobelin stitch, tent, upright cross, cross and eye stitches in lime, white and dark blue. 2007 J. Greenoff New Cross Stitcher's Bible 154 Gobelin stitch is..often used as a filling stitch as it can mimic the appearance of a woven tapestry. 4. Gobelin blue n. a greenish-blue colour, similar to that used in Gobelin tapestry.Now usually in historical contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 1886 Boston Sunday Globe 24 Oct. 13/5 Labrador blue is a pale, steely blue,..while Gobelin blue is a brighter, greenish blue. 1928 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 1/1 Felt hat... Colors Sand; Rose-Beige; Gobelin Blue. 1946 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 24 Sept. 5/2 These [bags] are available in a wide range of colors, running through the coco browns, sand beiges, tapestry red, Gobelin blues and sunflower golds. 2012 J. H. White Wet Britches & Muddy Boots xiv. 455 The entire surface was decorated with ornament, be it a wood carving of a Grecian face, a velvet plush seat covering in Gobelin blue, or a glorious center lamp in ormolu. II. Simple uses. 5. A Gobelin tapestry. Also as a mass noun. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > other Turkey work1537 Gobelin tapestry?1750 Gobelin1802 Beauvais tapestry1885 1802 C. Wilmot Jrnl. 19 June in E. Mavor Grand Tours K. Wilmot (1992) ii. 40 The apartments were hung over with fine Gobelins. 1848 A. Henfrey tr. M. J. Schleiden Plant x. 234 We imagine a fly..crawling about a costly Gobelin, and from the coloured points,..conceiving a picture of the whole. 1887 Decorator & Furnisher 10 190/2 There is no reason why the very walls should not be covered..in humble imitation, of the regal palaces, where real Gobelins is often used for this purpose. 1917 Independent 1 Dec. 416/3 A member of a prominent New York family discovered in a little antique shop on Fourth Avenue what he thought was a Gobelin. 1960 T. Stern & J. Stern tr. S. Freud Lett. 194 The little I saw of the other rooms..contained the same wealth of pictures, Gobelins, carpets and curios—in short, a museum. 2009 I. Cole Rendezvous / Frankfurt v. 58 She informed me of how ignorant I was, that a Gobelin is not a painting; it is a tapestry. 6. A type of damask (damask n. and adj. 3a) typically used for upholstery. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1768 Lloyd's Evening Post 27 Jan. 100/1 (advt.) A great Assortment of the newest fashioned Silks,..with some Gobelin Sattins, which are of a new Fabric; likewise Norwich Crapes.] 1832 Rep. Select Comm. Silk Trade 640 in Parl. Papers 1831–2 (H.C. 678) XIX. 1 Silk Gobelin (crimson ground, imperial wreath). 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1108/2 Damasks:—Woollen purple, green, crimson. Silk and wool, two and three coloured brown, striped gobelins. 1903 Wool & Cotton Reporter 31 Dec. 1619/2 Retailers have continued to show considerable interest in veronas, gobelins and tricots, and other heavy piece fabrics. 1999 Textile Asia Aug. 115/2 Texnova of Milan, one of a number that displayed Gobelins, also offered jacquards, damask and brocade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1750
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