"bendlet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bendlets [plural]
Etymology: From bend + -let. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bend|let}} bend + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} bendlet (plural bendlets)
  1. (heraldry) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend. Coordinate_terms: cost, garter, riband Translations (narrow bend): llista [feminine] (Catalan), cotissa [feminine] (Catalan), jänne (Finnish), raita (Finnish), cotice [feminine] (French), Strebe [feminine] (German), Strich [masculine] (German), kavle [common-gender] (Swedish), kavel [common-gender] (Swedish), list [common-gender] (Swedish), smal balk [common-gender] (Swedish), тонки́й перев'я́з (tonkýj perevʺjáz) (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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