bend sinister
Example Sentences
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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
For all of the bend sinister upon his escutcheon, Reginald Maltravers was as fanatical concerning the family as his father.
From The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Marquis, Don
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
Far better the bend sinister in his own class than a legitimate parent of the type of 'Gene Bisbee or D.V.
From The Avalanche by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
That a market should be held upon the Sabbath in this city, is a "bend sinister" upon its escutcheon.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt
