Bayeux tapestry

American  

[bey-yoo, bah-, ba-yœ] / beɪˈju, bɑ-, baˈjœ /

noun

1. a strip of embroidered linen 231 feet (70 meters) long and 20 inches (50 centimeters) wide, depicting the Norman conquest of England and dating from around 1100.

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Bayeux tapestry British  

noun

1. an 11th- or 12th-century embroidery in Bayeux, nearly 70.5 m (231 ft) long by 50 cm (20 inches) high, depicting the Norman conquest of England

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Etymology

Origin of Bayeux tapestry

After Bayeux, France, the town in which it was made

Example Sentences

Cullinan said they "send and receive thousands of loans each year - including ancient frescoes and textiles which are older than the Bayeux tapestry".

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

The Bayeux tapestry is a mix of threads, a carnival of colours.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

Perhaps the trip the Anglo-Saxon noble Harold takes to Normandy in the early scenes of the Bayeux tapestry is more business than pleasure, but whatever his plans, they are wrecked.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

Halley's appearance in 1066, complete with a forked tail, was stitched into the renowned Bayeux tapestry, which depicted the Norman Conquest.

From Time Magazine Archive

The famous Bayeux tapestry, possibly the most ingenious specimen of needlework that the world has known, calls up the most interesting of the castle scenes as related to woman.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh