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dexter

1

[ dek-ster ]

adjective

  1. on the right side; right.
  2. noting the side of a heraldic shield that is to the right of one who bears it ( sinister ).


Dexter

2

[ dek-ster ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a male given name.

Dexter

1

/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. DexterJohn19251990MBritishTHEATRE: actorTHEATRE: theatre director John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dexter

2

/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    of or located on the right side
  2. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dexter

3

/ ˈ»åÉ›°ì²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dexter1

First recorded in 1555–65; from Latin: “right-hand,†also “favorable, right, skillfulâ€; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek »å±ð³æ¾±Ã³²õ, Lithuanian »åẽâ¶ÄŠÅ¡i²Ô²¹²õ, Sanskrit »å²¹°ìá¹£i²Ô²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dexter1

C16: from Latin; compare Greek dexios on the right hand

Origin of dexter2

C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder
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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.

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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.

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It crosses the field diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base.

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Grand Marshal,   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.

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"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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