carpet knight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Inherits a comfortable property, goes to an expensive college, dawdles through Europe, and then comes home to play carpet knight and read poetry to girls.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
His wit and fine person made him to be sought after by those who knew him already, but he was not by nature a carpet knight.
From Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell
Du Maurier was almost entirely a carpet knight.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
No carpet knight was he, Florinda; he pulled his own oar.
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Maturin Murray Ballou
He was no carpet knight, and men who carry their lives in their hands do not pick and choose their words.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Louis Tracy
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