'To send to Coventry' definitions:

Definition of 'To send to Coventry'

From: GCIDE
  • Coventry \Cov"en*try\ (k?v"en-tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England. [1913 Webster]
  • To send to Coventry, to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.
  • Coventry blue, blue thread of a superior dye, made at Coventry, England, and used for embroidery. [1913 Webster]