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Bend sinister Moderate

Bend sinister has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

2

A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from top right to bottom left (as you look at it), held to indicate bastardy.

See Also
baton sinister bar sinister band lozengy bastardy coat of arms
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
mark ordinary
Rhyming Words
ter ater ster tter iter uter citer oater later vater gater after oster enter beter tater miter voter deter opter
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