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bend sinister

 
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–noun Heraldry.
a diagonal band extending from the sinister chief of an escutcheon to the dexter base: a supposed mark of bastardy.
Origin:
1615–25
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n.   Heraldry
A band passing from the upper sinister corner of an escutcheon to the lower dexter corner.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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