dexter in Chinese
dexter in Chinese is 右 — dexter means on the right-hand side; in heraldry, the side of a shield as seen from the bearer's (not the viewer's) perspective.
dexter in Chinese
右
Pronounced: yòu
(archaic, outside, heraldry) Right; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)
What does "dexter" mean?
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adj On the right-hand side; in heraldry, the side of a shield as seen from the bearer's (not the viewer's) perspective.
"Clovis wiped the trace of Turkish coffee and the beginnings of a smile from his lips, and slowly lowered his dexter eyelid."
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noun A small, hardy breed of cattle originally from Ireland.
"The farm keeps a small herd of Dexter cattle for both milk and beef."
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dexter in a sentence
- Clovis wiped the trace of Turkish coffee and the beginnings of a smile from his lips, and slowly lowered his dexter eyelid.
- The shield was divided into five, with two coats of arms on the dexter side (the right-hand side from the point of view of the bearer of the shield)—London and Southampton—and three on the sinister side—Salisbury, Winchester and Portsmouth.
- The farm keeps a small herd of Dexter cattle for both milk and beef.
- A Dexter is much smaller than most other cattle and copes well with rough pasture.
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What is "dexter" in Chinese?
"dexter" in Chinese is 右. dexter means: On the right-hand side; in heraldry, the side of a shield as seen from the bearer's (not the viewer's) perspective.
How do you pronounce 右?
"dexter" in Chinese is 右, pronounced "yòu".
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