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bendwise

bendwise adverb: diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.

bendwise: diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base
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Adverb

bendwise (comparative more bendwise, superlative most bendwise)

  1. Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
    • Az. a bend or betw. two dolphins embowed bendwise arg.1892, Aaron Davis Weld French, Index Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript of the Surname of French: Franc, Francois, Frene and Others, Both British and Foreign, Boston, Priv. print., page 49
    Synonyms:
    bendways

Synonyms of bendwise

Forms of bendwise

comparativemore bendwise
superlativemost bendwise

Origin of bendwise

From bend + -wise.

Questions about bendwise

What does bendwise mean?
Bendwise means diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
What part of speech is bendwise?
Bendwise is an adverb.

Words near bendwise in the dictionary

  1. bends the truth
  2. bends to one's will
  3. bends to someone's will
  4. bendsome
  5. bendways
  6. bendwise
  7. bendy
  8. bendy bus
  9. bendy buses
  10. bendy straw
  11. bendy straws

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