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dexter Definition

dex·ter (deks′tər)

adjective

  1. of or on the right-hand side
  2. Obsolete auspicious because seen on the right
  3. Heraldry on the right-hand side of a shield (the left as seen by the viewer)

Etymology: L dexter, right, to the right < IE *des- < base *de-, to take: see decent

dexter Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • claw: CREST: On a Wreath Or and Vert a Finch proper resting the dexter claw on an Escutcheon Or changed with a Fleur-de-Lys Gules.
  • paw: CREST: On a Wreath of the Colors a Tiger passant guardant holding in the dexter paw a Shuttle proper.
  • side: From the dexter side the shields run in order from this point.
  • chief: Argent, a mullet sable, pierced of the field; in dexter chief a crescent gules.
  • arm: The Landor crest of a dexter arm, holding a fleur-de-lis is portrayed at the top of the memorial.
  • hand: In the encounter he broke his spear, and his descendants bear for crest a dexter hand and man armed holding a broken spear.

Browse dictionary entries near dexter

  1. ‹ dexiotropic
  2. ‹ dexie
  3. ‹ Dexedrine
  4. ‹ dewy-eyed
  5. ‹ dewy
  6. ‹ deworm
  7. ‹ dewlap
  8. ‹ dewfall
  9. ‹ Dewey
  10. ‹ dewdrop
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