bar sinister

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noun

Heraldry. (not in technical use) a bend sinister or a baton.

the proof, condition, or stigma of illegitimate birth.

Origin of bar sinister

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby bar sinister

Barry, Barrymore, Barrymore family, Barry Mountains, Barsac, bar sinister, barspoon, barstool, Barstow, Bart, bar tack

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Example sentences from the Web for bar sinister

No collie judge, unhung, could have detected the bar-sinister.
Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories|Albert Payson Terhune
There was a blaze of brutal pharisaism that put a bar-sinister across any claim to gentlemanliness on the part of the majority.
Germany and the Germans|Price Collier
He had the bar-sinister, of course, but the ancestry was there all the same.
Eden|Edgar Saltus
This act, a bar-sinister in the biography of Gorges, sullies his escutcheon at the outset.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast|Samuel Adams Drake

Let us never be guilty of the reverse,—a bar-sinister piece of furniture!
The Art of Interior Decoration|Grace Wood

British Dictionary definitions for bar sinister

bar sinister

noun

(not in heraldic usage) another name for bend sinister

the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth

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单词	bar sinister
释义	bar sinister SEE SYNONYMS FOR bar sinister ON THESAURUS.COM noun Heraldry. (not in technical use) a bend sinister or a baton. the proof, condition, or stigma of illegitimate birth. Origin of bar sinister First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby bar sinister Barry, Barrymore, Barrymore family, Barry Mountains, Barsac, bar sinister, barspoon, barstool, Barstow, Bart, bar tack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bar sinister No collie judge, unhung, could have detected the bar-sinister. Buff: A Collie and other dog-stories\|Albert Payson Terhune There was a blaze of brutal pharisaism that put a bar-sinister across any claim to gentlemanliness on the part of the majority. Germany and the Germans\|Price Collier He had the bar-sinister, of course, but the ancestry was there all the same. Eden\|Edgar Saltus This act, a bar-sinister in the biography of Gorges, sullies his escutcheon at the outset. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast\|Samuel Adams Drake Let us never be guilty of the reverse,—a bar-sinister piece of furniture! The Art of Interior Decoration\|Grace Wood British Dictionary definitions for bar sinister bar sinister noun (not in heraldic usage) another name for bend sinister the condition, implication, or stigma of being of illegitimate birth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bar sinister illegitimacy, bastardy, bend sinister, out of wedlock
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bar sinister

noun

Origin of bar sinister

Words nearby bar sinister

Example sentences from the Web for bar sinister

British Dictionary definitions for bar sinister

noun

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