bendwise
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bendwise (comparative more bendwise, superlative most bendwise)
- (heraldry) Diagonally; placed like a bend, i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
- 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:
- Az. a bend or betw. two dolphins embowed bendwise arg.
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heraldry: diagonally
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