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Lady who almost always appears naked
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godiva
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" Godiva " is a poem written in 1840 by the poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson when he was returning from Coventry to London, after his visit to Warwickshire in that year. It was first published in 1842, no alteration was made in any subsequent edition. The poem ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
died 1067, Lady of Coventry and wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. Her legend is first recorded 100 years after her death, by Roger of Wendover. "Peeping Tom" aspect added by 1659. The name is a typical Anglo-Saxon compound, apparently *God-gifu "good gift." ...
Usage examples of godiva.
Nature, a rush of shining black hair, which, shaken loose, would cloud her all round, like Godiva, from brow to instep!
Harriman, and, secondly, he was quite capable of planning a campaign to convince the public that Lady Godiva wore a Caresse-brand girdle during her famous ride or that Hercules attributed his strength to Crunchies for breakfast.
The horses snuffled and snorted, and one whinnied softly, as Chrissie ran past them to the last box on the left, where a dapple-gray mare named Godiva was in residence.
She urged Godiva to turn left, away from the sea, away from the house as well, back along the stables, and out toward the half-mile driveway that led to the county road, where they were more likely to find help.
He sprinted toward her, and he was startlingly quick, but he was no match for Godiva They came to the driveway, and Chrissie kept Godiva on the soft verge, parallel to that hard-surfaced lane.
She knew he would do anything to stop her, that he might even attempt to ram Godiva with the Honda.
Her heart pounded in time with the frantic thumping of hooves, and she felt almost as if she and Godiva were not rider and horse but one being, sharing the same heart and blood and breath.
When they had traversed three-quarters of the field, with the woods looming, Chrissie decided to turn east again when they reached the trees, not straight toward the county road but in that general direction, and Godiva fell.
For a moment she entertained the idea of going back for Godiva or another horse.
His Nataly might have to go through a short sharp term of scorching-- Godiva to the gossips.
When the check came, Marat peeled three one-hundred-dollar bills from his money clip and placed them on the small silver tray that the waiter had brought bearing the check and a pair of Godiva chocolates.