Coventry (55), a town in Warwickshire, 18½ m. SE. of Birmingham; famous for the manufacture of ribbons and watches, and recently the chief seat of the manufacture of bicycles and tricycles; in the old streets are some quaint old houses; there are some very fine churches and a number of charitable institutions.

Cov"en*try (k?v"en-tr?), n. A town in the county of Warwick, England.

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.

COVENTRY. To send one to Coventry; a punishment inflicted
by officers of the army on such of their brethren
as are testy, or have been guilty of improper behaviour,
not worthy the cognizance of a court martial. The person
sent to Coventry is considered as absent; no one must
speak to or answer any question he asks, except relative
to duty, under penalty of being also sent to the same place.
On a proper submission, the penitent is recalled, and
welcomed by the mess, as just returned from a journey to
Coventry.