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bend sinister
noun as in bar sinister
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noun as in illegitimate child
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His proud crest and armorial bearings support him: no bend-sinister slurs his poetical escutcheon!
The bend sinister (Fig. 82), is very frequently stated to be the mark of illegitimacy.
Crest: a cornucopia fesswise, surmounted by a dexter hand couped proper, holding a key in bend sinister or.
Such a coat would be "per bend sinister ermine and erminois, a lion rampant counterchanged."
The "barre sinistre" is merely the French translation of bend sinister, the French word "barre" meaning a bend.
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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bend sinister, such as: bastardy, baton sinister, illegitimacy, and out of wedlock.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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