bend

³bend

noun

Definition of BEND

1

: a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief to the sinister base on a heraldic shield — compare bend sinister

2

[Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter — more at band] : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object

Origin of BEND

Middle English, from Middle French bende, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta, bant band — more at band

First Known Use: 15th century