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adjective ˈdɛkstəˈdɛkstər Heraldry archaic attributive On or towards the right-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the left as it is depicted). The opposite of sinister Example sentencesExamples - It is an impaled shield, but her arms appear on it in the dexter half - where normally the husband's would be shown - and his in the sinister, indicating the higher dignity of the blood that she brought to their union.
- It's blue, master, with a red stripe sinister, and a yellow emblem on the dexter side.
- It is basically a wide stripe that runs from dexter chief to sinister base.
- Dexter aspects are considered more direct and effective than sinister aspects; Lilly writes of them ‘Observe the dexter aspect is more forcible than the Sinister’.
- And they will be even more fortunate if the attendant planets are in dexter aspect
Synonyms right-hand, dextral, at three o'clock
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin, 'on the right'. noun ˈdɛkstəˈdɛkstər An animal of a small, hardy breed of Irish cattle. Example sentencesExamples - As well as the beef and dexter sections, dairy classes will be back for the first time since the foot-and-mouth outbreak, and the popular young handler classes return, featuring guinea pigs, chickens and dogs.
- This month, we're mostly eating longhorn; last year, it was dexter.
Origin Late 19th century: said to have been named after the breeder. adjectiveˈdekstərˈdɛkstər Heraldry archaic attributive Of, on, or toward the right-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e., the left as it is depicted). The opposite of sinister Example sentencesExamples - Dexter aspects are considered more direct and effective than sinister aspects; Lilly writes of them ‘Observe the dexter aspect is more forcible than the Sinister’.
- And they will be even more fortunate if the attendant planets are in dexter aspect
- It's blue, master, with a red stripe sinister, and a yellow emblem on the dexter side.
- It is an impaled shield, but her arms appear on it in the dexter half - where normally the husband's would be shown - and his in the sinister, indicating the higher dignity of the blood that she brought to their union.
- It is basically a wide stripe that runs from dexter chief to sinister base.
Synonyms right-hand, dextral, at three o'clock
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin, ‘on the right’. nounˈdɛkstərˈdekstər An animal of a small, hardy breed of Irish cattle. Example sentencesExamples - This month, we're mostly eating longhorn; last year, it was dexter.
- As well as the beef and dexter sections, dairy classes will be back for the first time since the foot-and-mouth outbreak, and the popular young handler classes return, featuring guinea pigs, chickens and dogs.
Origin Late 19th century: said to have been named after the breeder. |