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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

Example Sentences

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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

I’m not talking about the news this week that France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has given the go-ahead for the Bayeux tapestry to visit Britain.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

Photograph: Spencer Arnold/Getty Images I recall, from my school days, being quite unimpressed by the Bayeux tapestry; my eyes would glaze over as we were being obliged to admire it.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2013

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

From Time Magazine Archive

This interview between Harold and the king is commemorated on the Bayeux tapestry by the opposite uncouth design.

From William the Conqueror Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

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