Gobelins
/ˈɡoʊbəlɪnz/noun
The Gobelins are a famous French tapestry manufactory and the richly woven tapestries produced there.
Did you know?The Gobelins manufactory in Paris was so prestigious that its name became almost synonymous with royal tapestry itself, and the word is tied to a medieval family name that may have originally sounded eerie or uncanny.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval Latin
Latin
Gobilinus
“A family or place-name form later associated with the Paris site”
Middle French
French
Gobelins
“The name of a family and the Paris district where the manufactory was later established”
17th Century
French
Manufacture des Gobelins
“The royal tapestry workshop founded in Paris”
18th Century
English
Gobelins
“Fine tapestries made at the Paris manufactory”
Modern English
English
Gobelins
“The famous French tapestry works or their products”