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In [[heraldry]], the '''bendlet''' is an [[ordinary]] in the shape of a thin diagonal line starting in the [[dexter]] [[chief]]. It is a [[diminutive]] of the [[bend]]. If the bendlet starts in the [[sinister]] chief it is called a bendlet sinister.
In [[heraldry]], the '''bendlet''' is an [[ordinary]] in the shape of a thin diagonal line starting in the [[dexter]] [[chief]]. It is a [[diminutive]] of the [[bend]]. If the bendlet starts in the [[sinister]] chief it is called a bendlet sinister or '''skarpe'''.


[[Category:Device heraldry]]
[[Category:Device heraldry]]

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In heraldry, the bendlet is an ordinary in the shape of a thin diagonal line starting in the dexter chief. It is a diminutive of the bend. If the bendlet starts in the sinister chief it is called a bendlet sinister or skarpe.