HyperDic: bend_sinister

English > 1 sense of the expression bend sinister:
NOUNcommunicationbend sinister, bar sinistera mark of bastardy
English > bend sinister: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left.
Synonymbar sinister
Broadermark, stigma, brand, stainA symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy
ordinary(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

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