bendyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈbɛndi/, U.S.

/ˈbɛndi/

Etymology: < Old French bendé, modern French bandé: see bend n.²

Heraldry.

Of a shield: Divided diagonally into an even number (usually six) of equal divisions, coloured alternately. bendy-wavy n. when the bends or bendlets have wavy margins.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > divided in two > divided into diagonal bands

bendedc1400

bendy1486

bendy-wavy1632

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. D viij a He bereth barri bendy, of gowles and golde.

1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) v. iii. 374 He beareth Bendy Wauey of six, Argent and Azure.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) Bendy, a Term in Blazonry for an Escutcheon being divided Bendways into an even Number of Partitions; but if they are odd, the Field must first be named, and then the Number of the Bends.

1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry (1787) 69 When the Shield is filled with six Bendlets of metal and colour, it is called Bendy; but if the number is either more or less than six, they are to be blazoned by the name of Bendlets and their number specified.

1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry ix. 41

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bendyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈbɛndi/, U.S.

/ˈbɛndi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bend v., bend n.⁴, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < bend v. + -y suffix¹, and partly < bend n.⁴ + -y suffix¹.

Originally colloquial.

a. Bent, curved; crooked.Somewhat rare before late 20th cent.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective]

crooked?c1225

roundc1300

ybentc1330

bentc1374

cambera1387

curvate?a1425

curve?a1425

curved?a1425

bowingc1440

crumped1480

bowed1483

bended1495

bowlanda1522

compass?1523

curbed?1541

compassed1551

compassing1576

curvated1598

orbed1598

curving1609

ridgill-backed1611

incurved1623

inflected1646

incurvate1647

curvous1661

incurvated1665

swayed1688

bending1697

circumflex1707

curval1730

sweeping1772

bendy1800

curvatureda1810

curvative1846

hooped1852

swept1903

1800 C. Smith tr. A. von Kotzebue Wild Youth ii. i. 34* The wooden legg'd look down upon the strait legg'd, the strait legg'd upon the bendy legg'd [Ger. den Krummbeinigten].

1879 M. B. Hunt Little Hinges 43 Well, he's disappeared quickly enough, in spite of his being so old and bendy-backed!

1994 Times 27 Oct. 18/4 The European Union's ludicrous onslaught against bendy bananas and cucumbers.

2007 Sunday Life (Nexis) 1 July [She] has a big, bendy nose that any boxer would be proud of.

b. Designating a road, track, river, etc., with many bends; winding.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [adjective] > winding

ambagious1592

zigzagging1827

bendy1885

winding1890

screwy1891

windy1972

1885 A. N. Howard et al. Life's Real Romance II. xv. 145 River very narrow; the..most bendy river I ever saw.

1925 Observer 9 Aug. 12/4 The Automobile Association..had an experimental white line through Preston Park, the wide, rather bendy, road entering Brighton.

1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 23 When Wayne takes me on his pillion and we go out on the motorway and find some nice bendy country roads to scratch along, it is really good.

2008 Harper's Mag. June 56/2 She was driving her pickup along a bendy section of highway above the river.

2. Capable of bending; flexible, pliable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective]

tougha700

lithyc1000

softc1330

weak?a1366

plianta1382

persha1398

plyinga1398

lithec1400

supplec1400

plicable?a1425

curvable?1440

lethec1440

scretec1440

pliablec1475

bowable1483

bowing1483

waldinc1485

supple1513

flexible1548

limber1565

lither1565

bending1567

osier1577

wiry1588

buxom1590

withy1598

suppliable1599

renderingc1600

fluxible1607

winding1609

bendable1611

flippant1622

flexive1629

flexile1633

maniable1633

compliant1667

flectible1705

limp1706

yieldy1757

complying1774

limberly1782

willowy1791

switchy1810

wandy1825

twistable1853

bendsome1861

whippy1867

swack1868

bendy1873

1873 Our Boys & Girls May 339/1 I haven't any doubt but what he is purty tired by this time, for he's got awful bendy legs.

1882 Newcastle Courant 26 May 6/5 I have to crook my fingers, and make my thumbs and wrists flexible—that means bendy, you know.

1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 52 Stop young Slavs from cutting bows And bendy spears from Welsh hedgerows.

1969 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote plays Joker i. 9 Its long bendy neck twisted to carry its little head with the broad hooked pink beak.

2007 Wired May 49 Sucking the bits of froth in the corners of the glass with his bendy straw.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bendy
释义	bendyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈbɛndi/, U.S. /ˈbɛndi/ Etymology: < Old French bendé, modern French bandé: see bend n.² Heraldry. Of a shield: Divided diagonally into an even number (usually six) of equal divisions, coloured alternately. bendy-wavy n. when the bends or bendlets have wavy margins. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > divided in two > divided into diagonal bands bendedc1400 bendy1486 bendy-wavy1632 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. D viij a He bereth barri bendy, of gowles and golde. 1632 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 2) v. iii. 374 He beareth Bendy Wauey of six, Argent and Azure. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) Bendy, a Term in Blazonry for an Escutcheon being divided Bendways into an even Number of Partitions; but if they are odd, the Field must first be named, and then the Number of the Bends. 1766 ‘M. A. Porny’ Elem. Heraldry (1787) 69 When the Shield is filled with six Bendlets of metal and colour, it is called Bendy; but if the number is either more or less than six, they are to be blazoned by the name of Bendlets and their number specified. 1863 C. Boutell Man. Heraldry ix. 41 This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bendyadj.² Brit. /ˈbɛndi/, U.S. /ˈbɛndi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bend v., bend n.⁴, -y suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < bend v. + -y suffix¹, and partly < bend n.⁴ + -y suffix¹. Originally colloquial. 1. a. Bent, curved; crooked.Somewhat rare before late 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > [adjective] crooked?c1225 roundc1300 ybentc1330 bentc1374 cambera1387 curvate?a1425 curve?a1425 curved?a1425 bowingc1440 crumped1480 bowed1483 bended1495 bowlanda1522 compass?1523 curbed?1541 compassed1551 compassing1576 curvated1598 orbed1598 curving1609 ridgill-backed1611 incurved1623 inflected1646 incurvate1647 curvous1661 incurvated1665 swayed1688 bending1697 circumflex1707 curval1730 sweeping1772 bendy1800 curvatureda1810 curvative1846 hooped1852 swept1903 1800 C. Smith tr. A. von Kotzebue Wild Youth ii. i. 34* The wooden legg'd look down upon the strait legg'd, the strait legg'd upon the bendy legg'd [Ger. den Krummbeinigten]. 1879 M. B. Hunt Little Hinges 43 Well, he's disappeared quickly enough, in spite of his being so old and bendy-backed! 1994 Times 27 Oct. 18/4 The European Union's ludicrous onslaught against bendy bananas and cucumbers. 2007 Sunday Life (Nexis) 1 July [She] has a big, bendy nose that any boxer would be proud of. b. Designating a road, track, river, etc., with many bends; winding. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > [adjective] > winding ambagious1592 zigzagging1827 bendy1885 winding1890 screwy1891 windy1972 1885 A. N. Howard et al. Life's Real Romance II. xv. 145 River very narrow; the..most bendy river I ever saw. 1925 Observer 9 Aug. 12/4 The Automobile Association..had an experimental white line through Preston Park, the wide, rather bendy, road entering Brighton. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 23 When Wayne takes me on his pillion and we go out on the motorway and find some nice bendy country roads to scratch along, it is really good. 2008 Harper's Mag. June 56/2 She was driving her pickup along a bendy section of highway above the river. 2. Capable of bending; flexible, pliable. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > [adjective] tougha700 lithyc1000 softc1330 weak?a1366 plianta1382 persha1398 plyinga1398 lithec1400 supplec1400 plicable?a1425 curvable?1440 lethec1440 scretec1440 pliablec1475 bowable1483 bowing1483 waldinc1485 supple1513 flexible1548 limber1565 lither1565 bending1567 osier1577 wiry1588 buxom1590 withy1598 suppliable1599 renderingc1600 fluxible1607 winding1609 bendable1611 flippant1622 flexive1629 flexile1633 maniable1633 compliant1667 flectible1705 limp1706 yieldy1757 complying1774 limberly1782 willowy1791 switchy1810 wandy1825 twistable1853 bendsome1861 whippy1867 swack1868 bendy1873 1873 Our Boys & Girls May 339/1 I haven't any doubt but what he is purty tired by this time, for he's got awful bendy legs. 1882 Newcastle Courant 26 May 6/5 I have to crook my fingers, and make my thumbs and wrists flexible—that means bendy, you know. 1917 R. Graves Fairies & Fusiliers 52 Stop young Slavs from cutting bows And bendy spears from Welsh hedgerows. 1969 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote plays Joker i. 9 Its long bendy neck twisted to carry its little head with the broad hooked pink beak. 2007 Wired May 49 Sucking the bits of froth in the corners of the glass with his bendy straw. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1486adj.²1800
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