carpet knight
Britishnoun
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The expression of his countenance is more bold than handsome, and indeed he is anything but a carpet knight; a fact of which he seems, like a man of sense, quite aware.
From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by N. Parker Willis
Nor was the lad merely a carpet knight.
From The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Mary Caroline Crawford
Jemmy Jessamy|!, carpet knight; masher, dude. fine lady, coquette; flirt, vamp.
From Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Roget
But cold––give me Fantoccini!” cried the carpet knight.
From The Strollers by Harrison Fisher
Thy kind indulgence, even undeserv'd, Should melancholy wight or pensive lover, Courtier, snug cit, or carpet knight so trim Our blossoms cull, he'll find himself in clover, Gain sense from precept, laughter from our whim.
From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton
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