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DEXTER

Volume 7 · 61 words · 1860 Edition

in Heraldry, right as opposed to left in a shield or coat of arms; as bend-dexter, dexter-point, &c.

DETRINE. See Brewing, vol. v., p. 320; and Chemistry.

DETRICHERE, or Destrochere, in Heraldry, applied to the right arm painted in a shield, naked or clothed, or adorned with a bracelet, and sometimes armed, or holding a moveable member used in the arms.