Bayeux

American  

[bahy-yoo, ba-yœ] / baɪˈju, baˈjœ /

noun

1. a town in Calvados, N France, in Normandy, near the English Channel: museum displaying the Bayeux tapestry, commemorating the Norman conquest of England in 1066.

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Bayeux British  

/ bajø /

noun

1. a town in NW France, on the River Aure: its museum houses the Bayeux tapestry and there is a 13th-century cathedral: dairy foods, plastic. Pop: 14 961 (1999)

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Example Sentences

It was kept in Bayeux Cathedral for centuries, and not re-discovered until the 1700s.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The comet became one of the most famous symbols associated with the year 1066 and even appears in the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Nothing in the Bayeux Tapestry had been found wrong in light of his findings, he said.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The British Museum Thursday vowed to protect the Bayeux Tapestry, after renowned UK artist David Hockney warned that sending it across the Channel from France for an exhibition this year was "madness".

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

The comet was duly noted in a newspaper of the time, the Bayeux Tapestry.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan