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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