Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

per bend

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: per bend
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

(Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).

Example Sentences

"per bend argent and gules; tierced per bend"
"Per bend and per pale or and arg. JOHNSON, 1730. Per bend or and az. CRANE. Per bend dancetty or and az. […]"

Questions

What does per bend mean?: (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend).

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