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Bayeux tapestry

American

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

noun

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.

Bayeux tapestry British

noun

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

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Bayeux tapestry

The Bayeux tapestry also features prominently in the Times, which carries a photograph of King Charles III laughing alongside the French president as they viewed the tapestry on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

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

Britain does not claim to own the Bayeux tapestry, after all – he points out.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018

The shields of the riders are oblong; their tilting spears pointless; their conical helmets terminate in a nasal below, like the figures in the Bayeux tapestry.

From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by John Sell Cotman

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