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per bend sinister

per bend sinister adverb: (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).

Adverb

per bend sinister (not comparable)

  1. (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).
    • per bend sinister argent and azure; tierced per bend sinister

Questions about per bend sinister

What does per bend sinister mean?
Per bend sinister means (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the sinister chief (viewer's top right) towards the dexter base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend sinister).
What part of speech is per bend sinister?
Per bend sinister is an adverb.

Words near per bend sinister in the dictionary

  1. per accidens
  2. per alia
  3. per annum
  4. per anum
  5. per bend
  6. per bend sinister
  7. per capita
  8. per cent
  9. per cent.
  10. per centum
  11. per chevron

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