Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not stained; not dyed.
- Not polluted; not tarnished; not dishonored: as, an unstained character; unstained religion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
dyed ordiscolored . - adjective Pure,
pristine , clean,immaculate , unadulterated.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without soil or spot or stain
- adjective not stained
- adjective not having a coating of stain or varnish
- adjective (of reputation) free from blemishes
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Examples
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You would (by the same aid and blessing) keep your honor pure, and transmit a name unstained to those who have a right to bear it.
Roundabout Papers 2006
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I care not if I leave my name unstained and my family property settled.
Sir Walter Scott Hutton, Richard 1878
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I care not if I leave my name unstained and my family property settled.
Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) Richard Holt Hutton 1861
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You would (by the same aid and blessing) keep your honor pure, and transmit a name unstained to those who have a right to bear it.
Roundabout Papers William Makepeace Thackeray 1837
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I often wish that I could lay my head quietly in the grave; but then, I should wish to do so with my name unstained -- and, on the other hand, what is there that can bind me to life?
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831
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I care not, if I leave my name unstained, and my family properly settled.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801
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He too would keep his sword unstained and the flag of honor flying.
The Vision Splendid William MacLeod Raine 1912
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Is he not a proper man and of good lineage, and name unstained?
The Lady of Blossholme Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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Sir Walter certainly left his “name unstained,” unless the serious mistakes natural to a sanguine temperament such as his, are to be counted as stains upon his name; and if they are, where among the sons of men would you find many unstained names as noble as his with such a stain upon it?
Sir Walter Scott Hutton, Richard 1878
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Sir Walter certainly left his "name unstained," unless the serious mistakes natural to a sanguine temperament such as his, are to be counted as stains upon his name; and if they are, where among the sons of men would you find many unstained names as noble as his with such a stain upon it?
Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) Richard Holt Hutton 1861
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