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BENDLET [2 records]

Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

In blazon, a small broad stripe bend extending from the dexter chief to the sinister base.

CONT

Azure fretty of bendlets Argent and bendlets sinister Or.

OBS

This is the diminutive of the bend.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Dans le blason, petite pièce qui traverse l'écu depuis l'angle dextre du chef jusqu'à l'angle senestre de la pointe.

CONT

D'azur fretté de cotices d'argent et de traverses d'or.

OBS

C'est le nom que l'on donne à la bande lorsqu'elle est diminuée en largeur.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heraldry
DEF

A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Héraldique
DEF

Bande diminuée de largeur.

CONT

Trois chevrons entre deux cotices.

Spanish

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