Unbow
//ʌnˈbəʊ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To unbend (something). transitive
"Richard [I of England] was well ſtored with men, the bones; and quickly got money, the ſinews of warre; by a thouſand Princely skills gathering ſo much coin as if he meant not to return, becauſe looking back would unbowe his reſolution"
Example
More examples"Richard [I of England] was well ſtored with men, the bones; and quickly got money, the ſinews of warre; by a thouſand Princely skills gathering ſo much coin as if he meant not to return, becauſe looking back would unbowe his reſolution"
Etymology
From un- + bow.
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