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English noun: Lady Godiva | |||
| 1. | Lady Godiva (person) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | Godiva | ||
| Instance hypernym | Lady, noblewoman, peeress | ||
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