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Lady Godiva   /lˈeɪdi gədˈaɪvə/   Listen
Lady 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: Godiva.






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



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