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from The Century Dictionary.
- In heraldry, divided by a bend sinister: the reverse of bendwise or bandé.
- In music for the guitar or lute, barred: conveying a direction to press with the forefinger of the left hand across all the strings, in order to raise their pitch, and thus facilitate a temporary change of key.
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