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Definition of Bendwise
1. adv. Diagonally.
Definition of Bendwise
1. Adverb. (heraldry) diagonally; placed like a bend i.e. running from the dexter chief to the sinister base ¹
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Definition of Bendwise
1. diagonally [adv] - See also: diagonally
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bendwise
Literary usage of Bendwise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Index Armorial to an Emblazoned Manuscript of the Surname of French, Franc by Aaron Davis Weld French (1892)
"Gu. a bend or betw. two dolphins embowed bendwise arg. Crest. ... Arg. a bend betw.
two dolphins em- bowed bendwise sa. FRENCH of Berkshire. ..."
2. A Grammar of English Heraldry by William Henry St. John Hope (1913)
"11). A combination of both lines Fig.. Party bendwise Fig ~\^- -^r ^^ g. 11.
Party Fig. 12. Party Fig. 13. Party bendwise ..."
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