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A piece of linen about 1 ft. 8 in. wide by 213 ft. long,
covered with embroidery representing the incidents of William
the Conqueror's expedition to England, preserved in the town
museum of Bayeux in Normandy. It is probably of the 11th
century, and is attributed by tradition to Matilda, the
Conqueror's wife.