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Godiva   /gədˈaɪvə/   Listen
Godiva

noun
1.
According to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080).  Synonym: Lady Godiva.






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"Godiva" Quotes from Famous Books



... retreated into the cellar, dropped on her knees, and was praying—praying as Lady Godiva prayed before she mounted her palfrey. The caretaker's wife had barely time to cross herself, and follow her example, when she was on her feet again, and her feet were on the lowest ...
— The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 - An Illustrated Monthly • Various

... there came the remembrance of the pure woman who, to help an artist, as poverty stricken as he was talented, engaged on the "Capture of Cassandra," came into his presence as Lady Godiva passed through the streets of Coventry, as hushed and as solemn. A sob shook in his throat—he was of few but strong emotions; he reached out, took her wrists in his hands, and held them hard. "I ...
— An Unpardonable Liar • Gilbert Parker



Words linked to "Godiva" :   peeress, lady, noblewoman



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