bendways
/ˈbɛndˌweɪz/
adverb
- In a diagonal or slanted direction, especially across a shield or surface.
- The carpenter cut the wood bendways to create a decorative diagonal pattern.
- In heraldry, a band placed bendways crosses the shield diagonally.
- The stripes on the flag ran bendways from the top left to the bottom right.
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