Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not divided; unparted, as the hair. Not shed; not spilled: as, blood unshed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Not parted or divided, as the hair.
- adjective Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That has not been
shed .
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Examples
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The unshed tears burned my eyes, and I turned away from him and went to sleep.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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The sweat of my fear stung the cut on my head, my eyes burned with rage and unshed tears, and a wretchedness of shame at my own stupid ignorance.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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She looked back up at him and her eyes were shining with unshed tears.
The Boundaries of Temptation (2/5) amberfocus 2009
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Her brother, off to preschool this year, anxiously boarded the bus, then stopped, looked back and waved goodbye with a hint of an unshed tear lurking behind his lashes.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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The unshed tears burned my eyes, and I turned away from him and went to sleep.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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What about Dilly? she cried, eyes wide, glittering with unshed tears.
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She grits her teeth against the pain, unshed tears glittering in her eyes.
New Doctor/Rose Ficlet: STRAWBERRIES rabid1st 2009
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She lay there, her stomach churning and her eyes stinging with unshed tears.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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She lay there, her stomach churning and her eyes stinging with unshed tears.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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Saxon, with a sudden rush of happy, unshed tears, held one of the little shirts up to his lips.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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