godiva

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Godiva
    n 1: according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in
         order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so
         heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was
         a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for
         voyeur (circa 1040-1080) [syn: {Godiva}, {Lady Godiva}]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

GODIVA

Lady, horsewoman whose costume rivalled many exhibited
at the Paris horseshow.  Many said her habit was out of sight.