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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Unstain'd, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. vnstayned (1555), vnstained (1573); Stain(e v.] Unblemished, untarnished. —a1640 Mure Counter-Buff 183.
A lyon … a scepter and a sword Adorne our armes unstain'd