dexter
(adjective) on or starting from the wearer’s right
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Dexter
An occupational surname for a female dyer.
Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and Canada, named for persons with the surname.
A male given name from surnames.
Dexter (plural Dexters)
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.
dexter (not comparable)
Right; on the right-hand side.
dexter (plural dexters)
(heraldry) The right side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the left side to the viewer.
The right hand.
Source: Wiktionary
Dex"ter, a. Etym: [L.,; akin to Gr. dakshi (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. Dexterous.]
1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. Pope.
2. (Her.)
Definition: On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as in a pictorial representation, this would be the left side. Dexter chief, or Dexter point (Her.), a point in the dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.
– Dexter base, a point in the dexter lower part or base of the shield, as B in the cut.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
