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Definition of: Bayeux tapestry
(bā·y
′, Fr. bá·yœ′)
A linen roll, 77 yards long and 20 inches wide, embroidered in colored worsteds, depicting over 70 scenes in the life of William the Conqueror, traditionally ascribed to his queen, Matilda: now preserved at Bayeux, a town in Normandy, France.
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