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bended

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bend·ed  (bndd)
v. Archaic
A past participle of bend1.
Idiom:
on bended knee
On one's knee or knees, as in supplication or submission.
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Adj.1.bended - used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back"
bent
unerect - not upright in position or posture


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The sol- diers were bended and stooped like sprinters be- fore a signal.
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, Stephen View in context
But neither could she doubt the righteousness of the prayer that was being read on bended knees.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
At his heels, on stringy bended legs, supporting herself with knuckles to the ground on either side, walked an old female of the Tree People, his latest wife.
Before Adam by London, Jack View in context
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