English
Detailed Synonyms for Lady Godiva in English
Lady Godiva:
Lady Godiva [the ~] noun
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the Lady Godiva
– 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) 1the Godiva; the Lady Godiva– 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) 1