Bayeux tapestry

American  

[bey-yoo, bah-, ba-yœ] / beɪˈyu, bɑ-, baˈyœ /

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

This is where the Bayeux tapestry becomes not just an image of history but an embodiment of its living complexity.

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

In the nave, the chivalry of empire unrolled like a Bayeux tapestry.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Bayeux tapestry has lasted nearly a thousand years.

From William the Conqueror Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob