carpet knight
Britishnoun
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He was courteous, too, and obliging; and though Lionel and Johnny were in consequence inclined to regard him as a "carpet knight so trim," the ladies fully appreciated these good qualities.
From The Two Guardians or, Home in This World by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Nor was the lad merely a carpet knight.
From The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees by Mary Caroline Crawford
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
While he was still absorbed in Court strifes, and in the seductive labour of building up a fortune, he had proved that he was no mere carpet knight.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
Jerome, the villain, seconded Madame's request so vigorously I could not decline, though he well knew I was no carpet knight capable of entertaining ladies fair on the tourney field of wit.
From The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
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