GODIVA, LADY

Meaning of GODIVA, LADY in English

Go ‧ di ‧ va, Lady /ɡəˈdaɪvə/ BrE AmE

an 11th-century English woman of high rank who is believed to have ridden a horse through Coventry with no clothes on as a ↑ protest , to persuade her husband to lower the local taxes

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

GODIVA, LADY — flourished с 1040–1080 Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride nude through Coventry, Eng. She was the wife of Leofric, …
Английский словарь Британика
GODIVA, LADY — Old English Godgifu flourished c. 1040, 80 Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride while nude through Coventry, Warwickshire. Godiva …
Britannica English vocabulary
GODIVA, LADY — flourished 0441; 10401080 Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride nude through Coventry, Eng. She was the wife of Leofric, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton …
Английский словарь Британика
GODIVA — noun Date: 1785 an English earl's wife who in legend rode naked through Coventry to save its citizens from a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LADY — I. ˈlādē, -di noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English lady, lavedi, lafdi, from Old English hlǣfdīge, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LADY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GODIVA — /geuh duy"veuh/ , n. ( "Lady Godiva" ), died 1057, wife of Leofric. According to legend, she rode naked through …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GODIVA — n. (c. 1040-1080) English noblewoman who (according to legend) rode naked through the streets of Coventry (England) to spare its …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GODIVA — noun Date: 1785 : an English earl's wife who in legend rode naked through Coventry to save its citizens from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LADY — noun a wife; not now in approved usage. 2. lady ·adj belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike. 3. …
Webster English vocab
GODIVA — [Go.di.va] n: an English earl's wife who in legend rode naked through Coventry to save its citizens from a tax
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LADY — in Great Britain, a general title for any peeress below the rank of duchess and also for the wife of …
Britannica English vocabulary
GODIVA — Godiva BrE AmE ɡə ˈdaɪv ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LADY — / ˈleɪdi; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun 1. [ C ] a word used to mean 'woman' that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — la ‧ dy S1 W2 /ˈleɪdi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural ladies ) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GODIVA — Go ‧ di ‧ va, Lady /ɡəˈdaɪvə/ BrE AmE an 11th-century English woman of high rank who is believed to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LADY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a a woman regarded as being of superior social status or as having the refined manners …
Oxford English vocab
LADY — ( ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use lady …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LADY — (ladies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LADY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bag lady cleaning lady/woman (= a woman who cleans houses, offices etc as her job …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LADY — (WOMAN) [noun] [C] - a polite or dated way of referring to or addressing a womanShe's a very attractive lady.Would …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — (TITLE) [noun] [U] - a title given in Britain to a woman or girl who has the social rank of …
Cambridge English vocab
LADY — n. Lady Diana Frances Spencer first lady Godey's Lady's Book Godiva Lady Gregory Augusta Lady Grey Lady Jane Hamilton Emma …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LADY — Synonyms and related words : Dulcinea, Eve, Frau, Fraulein, Miss, Mistress, Mlle, Mme, Mmes, acceptable person, archduchess, baroness, best girl, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LADY — n. lady friend lady killer maiden lady old lady ladies' man
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GODIVA — (11th century) the wife of an earl (1) of Mercia . According to legend, she asked her husband to lower …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
LADY — I. 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы (marchioness), графини (countess), виконтессы (viscountess) и баронессы (baroness); напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
GODIVA — Lady, horsewoman whose costume rivalled many exhibited at the Paris horseshow. Many said her habit was out of sight.
Who is who English vocabulary
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — lady.ogg 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LADY — lady сущ.1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LADY — 1. [ʹleıdı] n 1. 1) леди, дама; госпожа great ~ - знатная дама fine ~ - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LADY — 1. ʹleıdı n 1. 1> леди, дама; госпожа great lady - знатная дама fine lady - а) светская женщина, аристократка; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди ( жена президента или губернатора штата ) the first …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady — первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of the American theater …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LADY — n. 1. дама; госпожа; a lady of easy virtue - женщина легкого поведения - great lady - young lady - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LADY — _n. 1> дама; госпожа; a great lady знатная, важная дама; young lady барышня; a lady of easy virtue женщина лёгкого …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LADY — I ['®ўэ¬э] 1) леди (принятая форма титулования маркизы [marchioness], графини [countess], виконтессы [viscountess] и баронессы [baroness]; напр., вместо the Marchioness of …
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LADY — сущ. 1) леди, дама; госпожа the first lady ≈ первая леди (жена президента или губернатора штата) the first lady of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LADY GODIVA — n. (c. 1040-1080) English noblewoman who (according to legend) rode naked through the streets of Coventry (England) to spare its …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LADY GODIVA — ➡ Godiva
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PEEPING TOM — noun Etymology: ~, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked Date: circa 1796 a pruriently prying person …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PEEPING TOM — noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized P&T Etymology: after Peeping Tom, legendary 11th century tailor of Coventry supposed to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEEPING TOM — a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, esp. a man who looks through windows at night. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEOFRIC — /lee of"rik/ , n. died 1057, earl of Mercia c1030-57 (husband of Lady Godiva). Latin, Leuricus .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEEPING TOM — noun Etymology: Peeping Tom, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked Date: circa 1796 : a pruriently …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEEPING TOM — ■ noun a furtive voyeur. Origin from the name of the person said to have watched Lady Godiva ride naked …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PEEPING TOM — [Peeping Tom] n [Peeping Tom, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked] (ca. 1796): a pruriently prying …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEEPING TOM — person who derives sexual satisfaction from watching from hiding places as others disrobe or engage in sexual acts. The term …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHITNEY, ANNE — born Sept. 2, 1821, Watertown, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 23, 1915, Boston, Mass. American sculptor whose life-size statues and portrait …
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RAND, SALLY — born Jan. 2, 1904, Elkton, Mo., U.S. died Aug. 31, 1979, Glendora, Calif. original name Helen Gould Beck American actress …
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LEUCAS
Britannica English vocabulary
LEOFRIC — died Aug. 31, 1057, Bromley, Eng. Anglo-Saxon earl of Mercia (from some date prior to 1032), one of the three …
Britannica English vocabulary
COVENTRY — city and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Warwickshire, England. Coventry probably dates from Saxon times. …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEEPING TOM — noun ( disapproving ) a person who likes to watch people secretly when they are taking off their clothes SYN …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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