Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not impressed by blows; unbattered.

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Examples

  • Having thus recovered his beloved Durendal, Roland, to prevent its again falling into the enemy's hands, vainly tries to break it by hewing at the rocks around him, but, although he uses all the strength he has left to deal blows that cut through the stone, the good sword remains undinted.

    The Book of the Epic 1894

  • I have held this fine blade in my hands, and it is absolutely undinted.

    At Large Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

  • And he only worthily takes his place in the ranks of the sacramental host of the Most High who goes into the warfare knowing that, because He is God's soldier, he will come out of it, bringing his victorious shield with him, and ready for the laurels to be twined round his undinted helmet.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • So with growing knowledge of Christ, and growing personal experience of His sweetness in our souls, we shall be able, untouched and undinted, to throw off the pressure which would otherwise have crushed us.

    Expositions of Holy Scripture: St. John Chaps. XV to XXI Alexander Maclaren 1868

  • 'Tis of the finest steel, and is, as you see, all undinted, though it has had many a shrewd blow from arrow, bill-hook, and pike in to-day's fight.

    A March on London 1867

  • And against the life of the slayer he bore undinted shield:

    The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865

  • "A man of few words was Gripir; but he knew of all deeds that had been; And times there came upon him, when the deeds to be were seen: No sword had he held in his hand since his father fell to field, And against the life of the slayer he bore undinted shield: Yet no fear in his heart abided, nor desired he aught at all: But he noted the deeds that had been, and looked for what should befall."

    The Story of Siegfried James Baldwin 1883

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