bend sinister
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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
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
An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in breadth of the bend sinister; Ð called also bastard bar.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
There is a strange bend sinister in human nature, against sincerity, that will indulge itself even at the cost of life itself.
From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James
Thus a bend proceeding from the top of the left side of the shield is called a bend sinister.
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
