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US
/ɡəˈdaɪvə/
]
NOUN
- 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)
How To Use Godiva In A Sentence
- Godiva was the wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia, one of the three great earls of 11th-century England.
- From the firmness of its drawing, and the depth and singular purity of its colour, "Godiva" stood, if we judge aright, as at once a great performance and a great pledge. Famous Reviews
- But when the Godiva is gone, the gift of real love is having someone who’ll go the distance with you. Matthew Yglesias » Dunkin Coffee
- Only one man , a tailor, had watched Lady Godiva as she rode through the streets.
- Today in a special Valentine’s Day variation of this trait, they pronounced the word Godiva as guh-dee-va! Sa-land Diary Entry
- Tom was peeping through a shutter at Lady Godiva.
- It didn't give any financial details of its arrangement with Godiva, which is based in New York. Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal
- There is a charm in Tennyson's "Godiva" or his "Enoch Arden" beyond the reach of mere art; it is found in the noble spirit of the heroine who replies to the taunt of her husband, -- Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism
- I hope Lady Godiva of chocolate fame will forgive me but the sweetest and most lingering memory of my trip to Brussels is the jewel like architecture of Victor Horta and his Art Nouveau colleagues. Edward Goldman: A City Awash in Art, Beer and Chocolate
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