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unblenched

American

[uhn-blencht] / ʌnˈblɛntʃt /

adjective

Archaic.

undaunted.

unblenched British

/ ʌnˈblɛntʃt /

adjective

obsolete undismayed

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Etymology

Origin of unblenched

First recorded in 1625–35; un- ¹ + blench ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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He sat there unblenched and apparently unmoved, though it was plain that he was intensely watchful and ready.

From The Prairie Chief by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

"She passes on in unblenched majesty," said Lady Delacour.

From Tales and Novels — Volume 03 by Edgeworth, Maria

That holy Shame which ne'er forgets The unblenched renown it used to wear; Whose blush remains when Virtue sets To show her sunshine has been there.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

It can gaze unblenched and unamazed into the awful face of evil.

From Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians by Beardslee, Clark S.

What heart unblenched can dare to meet this day, A day of darkness and of dire dismay?

From The Poetry of Wales by Jenkins, John

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