"per bend" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} per bend (not comparable)
  1. (heraldry) (Partitioned) diagonally by a line going from the dexter chief (viewer's top left) along a 45 degree angle towards the sinister base, (especially) into two halves (formally party per bend). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Heraldry Translations (heraldry: partitioned diagonally (\): party per bend): tranché (French), tronchado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-per_bend-en-adv-6EleNSYB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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          "text": "per bend argent and gules; tierced per bend"
        },
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          "text": "Per bend and per pale or and arg. JOHNSON, 1730.\nPer bend or and az. CRANE.\nPer bend dancetty or and az. […]",
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      "word": "tranché"
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