2. Etym: [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See Band.] (Her.)
Defn: One of the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base. Bend sinister (Her.), an honorable ordinary drawn from the sinister chief to the dexter base.
BENDABLE
Bend"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being bent.
BENDER
Bend"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, bends.
2. An instrument used for bending.
3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] Bartlett.
4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]
BENDING
Bend"ing, n.