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dexter
1[ dek-ster ]
adjective
- on the right side; right.
- noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it ( sinister ).
Dexter
2[ dek-ster ]
noun
- Also ¶Ù±ð³æ·³Ù±ð°ù-°±ð°ù·°ù²â [] one of a breed of small, hardy, usually black dual-purpose cattle, derived from the Kerry breed of Ireland.
- a male given name.
Dexter
1/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- DexterJohn19251990MBritishTHEATRE: actorTHEATRE: theatre director John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director
dexter
2/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /
adjective
- archaic.of or located on the right side
- usually postpositive heraldry of, on, or starting from the right side of a shield from the bearer's point of view and therefore on the spectator's left
dexter
3/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /
noun
- a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dexter1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of dexter1
Origin of dexter2
Example Sentences
Sarai’s were at the extremity of the dexter arm—which was a way of saying right, as sinister was a way of saying left—down the long, curved corridor from the gallery.
Parted shields came into common use from the reign of Edward II., and the rule is established that the husband’s arms should take the dexter side.
It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.
Grand Marshal, Â At the base of the shield a cloud,from the dexter side of which proceeds a hand holding asword in pale, and from the sinister, another hand holdinga baton of office.
"Agincourt" is inscribed under their coat of arms; their crest is "a dexter arm couped below the elbow, vested argent, and grasping a club or, and over it the motto Frappe fort."
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