| 单词 | bend sinister |
| 释义 | bend sinister (once / 179081 pages) n WORD FAMILY bend sinister: bends sinister USAGE EXAMPLESThis “solemn reader” falls into the trap of reading his novel “Bend Sinister,” widely recognized as his most political work, for “human interest.” Salon(Mar 17, 2013) To which I could only reply, "Madam, I have never yet discovered the bend sinister on our escutcheon." Various, Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number...(2012) That a market should be held upon the Sabbath in this city, is a "bend sinister" upon its escutcheon. Ingraham, Jonathon Holt, The South-West—By a Yankee. In Two...(2011) n a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left Syn|Hyper bar sinister ordinary (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields brand, mark, stain, stigmaa symbol of disgrace or infamy |
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