Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gobelin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: go-b-elin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Kobold

Inflected Forms

Gobelins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gobelin goblin

Questions

What does gobelin mean?: A mainly French and Flemish type of tapestry having richly coloured pictorial designs.
Where does gobelin come from?: It is traced to French.

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