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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Dexter

/(dĕks"tẽr)/ · Dex·ter · IPA /ˈdɛks.tɝ/
01 a. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as opposed to sinister, or left.
  1. 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. 2.
    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.(Her.)
Phrases & compounds
Dexter chief — 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.
02 n. 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…
  1. 1.
    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 shorthorn in build. Called also Dexter Kerry. Also: <ecol>Dexter Kerry</ecol>