bend sinister
Example Sentences
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That in heraldry, a bend sinister indicates bastardy.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2019
His descent was noble on one side, with or without the bend sinister, which he said he would never have disclaimed, had it been his, but which he did not happen to inherit.
From Essays in Little by Lang, Andrew
All these families bear the arms described by your correspondent, but without the bend sinister.
From Notes and Queries, Number 51, October 19, 1850 by Various
Remember that most all slang is of vulgar origin and bears upon its face the bend sinister of vulgarity.
From How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, Joseph
To which I could only reply, "Madam, I have never yet discovered the bend sinister on our escutcheon."
