dexter

dex·ter  (dkstr)

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]

n

(Biographies / Dexter, John (1925-1990) M, British, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: theatre director) John. 1925-90, British actor and theatre director

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dexter¹

adj

1. Archaic of or located on the right side

2. (History / 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 Compare sinister

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

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dexter²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland

[perhaps from the surname of the original breeder]

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"