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bend sin·is·ter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bar sinister, bend sinisternoun

    a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left

Wiktionary

  1. bend sinisternoun

    A diagonal band on a coat of arms going from top right to bottom left (as you look at it), held to indicate bastardy.

Wikipedia

  1. Bend Sinister

    A bend sinister is a heraldic charge.

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  1. bend sinister

    A bend sinister is a heraldic symbol, viewed as a diagonal band running from the top left to the bottom right of a shield or coat of arms. It is traditionally used to symbolize illegitimacy, but this negative association is not always included in modern usage.

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  1. Bend Sinister

    Bend Sinister is a dystopian novel written by Vladimir Nabokov during the years 1945 and 1946, and published by Henry Holt and Company in 1947.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bend sinister in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bend sinister in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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