dexter

dex·ter

 (dĕk′stər)

adj.

1. Of or located on the right side.

2. Heraldry Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's right and the observer's left.

3. Obsolete Auspicious; favorable.

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[Latin; see deks- in Indo-European roots.]

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dexter

(ˈdɛkstə)

adj

1. archaic of or located on the right side

2. (Heraldry) (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

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

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dexter

(ˈdɛkstə)

n

(Breeds) a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland

[C19: perhaps from the surname of the original breeder]

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Dexter

(ˈdɛkstə)

n

(Biography) John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director

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dex•ter

(ˈdɛk stər)

adj.

1. on the right side; right.

2. being or pertaining to the side of a heraldic shield to the right of the bearer. Compare sinister (def. 5).

[1555–65; < Latin: right-hand, favorable; akin to Gothic taihswa, Old Irish dess, Greek dexiós, Lithuanian dẽšinas, Skt dakṣina]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dexter - on or starting from the wearer's right heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies dextral - of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"

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Translations

dex·ter

a. diestro-a; a la derecha.

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