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bend dexter

noun

Heraldry.
  1. the ordinary bend, extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bend dexter1

First recorded in 1615–25
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Example Sentences

Azure, a griffin or, about to tear, and ramping upon, a warrior, completely armed in plate armour, in bend dexter, across the lower part of the shield.

The bend sinister is the same breadth as the bend dexter, and is drawn from the sinister to the dexter side of the shield.

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