bend sinister
Example Sentences
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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
They are the chief, pale, bend, bend sinister, fess, bar, chevron, cross, and cross saltier.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
His descent was noble on one side, with or without the bend sinister, which he said he would never have disclaimed, had it been his, but which he did not happen to inherit.
From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew
Remember that most all slang is of vulgar origin and bears upon its face the bend sinister of vulgarity.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, Joseph
The shield was—Per fesse embattled, ar. and sa., three falcons, belted, countercharged—a bend sinister.
From Notes and Queries, Number 47, September 21, 1850 by Various
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
