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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n.;
Tapestry carpet,
Tapestry moth. (Zool.)
v. t.
The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of rock tapestried with broom and wild roses. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
. A small black dermestoid beetle (Attagenus piceus) whose larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, silk, fur, flour, and various other goods. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]