Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbent"
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)
unbent
adj 1: not bent; "looking for an unbent nail"; "trees with straight
unbent trunks make the best lumber"
2: erect in posture; "behind him sat old man Arthur; he was
straight with something angry in his attitude"; "stood
defiantly with unbowed back" [syn: {straight}, {unbowed},
{upright}]
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