Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbending"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.

Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main.
--Pope.

2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.

3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.

4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]

It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
-- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Unbend \Un*bend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Unbending}.] [1st pref. un- + bend.]
1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become,
straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for
a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or
care.

You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak.

3. (Naut.)
(a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to
which they are attached for use.
(b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

unbending
adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an
unbending will to dominate" [syn: {inflexible}, {rigid}]


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