(a) To draw back the string of (a bow); also, to bend (a bow) and attach the string; (b) in proverbial expressions: that ever this bowe was bent, that this matter was ever begun; thei benten never his……
(a) To wrap or tie (sth.); blindfold; set (jewels); (b) to provide (sth.) with stripes or borders, adorn or border (with sth.); (c) her. to provide (a shield) with a diagonal stripe; ppl.bended……
