BEND DEXTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bend dexter mean? 

• BEND DEXTER (noun)
  The noun BEND DEXTER has 1 sense:

1. diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

  Familiarity information: BEND DEXTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEND DEXTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bend; bend dexter

Hypernyms ("bend dexter" is a kind of...):

ordinary ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)