bendwise
advEtymology From bend + -wise.
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Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics 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