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

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

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

For all we know, the Pyramids might have been designed by women, and the Bayeux tapestry almost certainly was; but ever since art history began to be systematically written, its heroes have all been men.

From Time Magazine Archive

This, in brief, is the great Bayeux tapestry.

From The Tapestry Book by Candee, Helen Churchill Hungerford, Mrs.