dexter
IPA: dˈɛkstɝ
noun
- (archaic outside heraldry) The right side (of a building, an equation, a heraldic shield [from the wearer's perspective], etc).
- A surname originating as an occupation for a female dyer.
- Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname.
- A census-designated place in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shorthorn in build.
adjective
- (archaic outside heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)
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