Gōb'e-lin, a.

a. [So called from Jehan Gobeelen, a Flemish dyer of the fifteenth century, who erected in Paris a building which was afterward used as a manufactory of tapestry.] Pertaining to a species of rich tapestry in France, ornamented with complicated and beautiful designs in brilliant and permanent colors; also, pertaining to a printed worsted cloth for covering chairs, sofas, &c., in imitation of tapestry. Wright.