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Dexter

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Adjective

1. dexter

on or starting from the wearer's right

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Dexter

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adjective
1. archaic
of or located on the right side
2. (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
noun
a small breed of red or black beef cattle, originally from Ireland
noun
John. 1925–90, British actor and theatre director

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Dexter

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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)
see also sinister

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Dexter

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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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