Definition of bend sinister in English:
bend sinister
noun
A broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left of a shield (a supposed sign of bastardy).
〔纹章〕（盾形纹章）右上方至左下方对角条纹（表示非婚生）- The other problem, of course, is placing a blue bend sinister on a field divided half blue and half yellow.
- Having the shield set per bend sinister means there's a bastard somewhere back up the line.
- The diminutives of the bend sinister are the scarp, which is half its width; and the baton, half as wide as the scarp and couped.
Definition of bend sinister in US English:
bend sinister
nounˈˌbend ˈsinəstər
Heraldry A broad diagonal stripe from top right to bottom left of a shield (a supposed sign of bastardy).
〔纹章〕（盾形纹章）右上方至左下方对角条纹（表示非婚生）- The other problem, of course, is placing a blue bend sinister on a field divided half blue and half yellow.
- Having the shield set per bend sinister means there's a bastard somewhere back up the line.
- The diminutives of the bend sinister are the scarp, which is half its width; and the baton, half as wide as the scarp and couped.