DEXTERS

Noun

dexters

plural of dexter

Noun

Dexters

plural of Dexter

Source: Wiktionary


DEXTER

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



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