SINISTRORSALLY

SINISTRORSAL

Sin`is*tror"sal, a. Etym: [L.sinistrorsus, sinistroversus, turned toward the left side; sinister left + vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum, to turn.]

Definition: Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator); sinistrorse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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