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dexter

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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.

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

dexter
Adjective
of or on the right side of a shield, etc., from the bearer's point of view [Latin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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The Franklin Dexter went ashore on the Markdale Capes and all on board perished, the Captain and three of his brothers among them.
She had to make and receive at least fourteen presents--to make fourteen solemn promises of writing every week: "Send my letters under cover to my grandpapa, the Earl of Dexter," said Miss Saltire (who, by the way, was rather shabby).
 
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