carpet knight
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He was at all events no carpet knight.
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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.
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After all, however, his brightest bays were gained in his character as carpet knight.
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Du Maurier was almost entirely a carpet knight.
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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.
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