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Look up: dexter

  1. Dexter
    In heraldry, dexter is 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 is the left side.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  2. dexter
    Latin, meaning: right, on the right.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/ddd.htm

  3. Dexter
    Meaning as a surname: A male dyer
    Found on http://www.nameseekers.co.uk/surname.htm

  4. dexter
    [adj] - (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer`s left
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Dexter
    Dex'ter adjective [ Latin ,; akin to Greek ..., ..., Sanskrit dakshi...a (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth. taihswa , Old High German zeso . Confer Dexterous .] 1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right h...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/55

  6. Dexter
    Dex'ter noun [ Prob. so named after the original breeder.] One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat resemble a small shortho...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/55

  7. dexter
    <anatomy> Located on or relating to the right side. ... Origin: L. Fr. Dextra, neut. Dextrum ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. dexter
    adjective on or starting from the wearer`s right
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. dexter
    (dek´stәr) Latin word meaning right, or on the right-hand side.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  10. Dexter
    • (a.) 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. • (a.) Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left. • (n.) One of a...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. dexter
    (from the article `heraldry`) The terms dexter and sinister mean merely `right` and `left.` A shield is understood to be as if held by a user whom the beholder is facing. Thus the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/40

  12. Dexter
    The Dexter is a breed of cattle.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. dexter
    (D) Type: Term Pronunciation: deks′tĕr Definitions: 1. Located on or relating to the right side.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  14. Dexter
    (CDP) `Dexter` is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dexter in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,201 at the 2000 census. Geography: Dexter is located at (45.020594, -69.292374). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5....
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter

  15. Dexter
    `Dexter` is a Latin adjective meaning "on the right hand side, skillful, fortunate, favorable, proper, fitting". It is sometimes given as a first name. The term may also refer to any of the following: People : ;Surname ;Given name Fiction : Locations : ;United States ;Canada Ships : See also :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter

  16. Dexter
    (episode) "`Dexter`", or "`Pilot`", is the pilot and first episode of the first season of American television drama series Dexter, which premiered on October 1, 2006<ref name="sho" /> on Showtime in the United States. The episode was written by develope...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter

  17. Dexter
    (singer) `Marcos Fernandes de Omena` (São Paulo, 1973), most popular as `Dexter`, is a brazilian rapper. Formed along with Afro-X, group 509-E, while he was incarcerated. The first disc was recorded from prison in 2000. After his partner managed to free, fell out and the group was over.The...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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