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Definition of sinister
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Sinister
(a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; --
opposed
to
dexter,
or
right..
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Dexter
::
Dexter
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
situated
on, the right hand;
right,
as
opposed
to
sinister,
or
left..
Bend
::
Bend (n.) One of the
honorable
ordinaries,
containing
a third or a fifth part of the
field.
It
crosses
the field
diagonally
from the
dexter
chief to the
sinister
base..
Oblique
::
Oblique
(a.) Not
straightforward;
indirect;
obscure;
hence,
disingenuous;
underhand;
perverse;
sinister..
Ordinary
::
Ordinary
(n.) A
charge
or
bearing
of
simple
form, one of nine or ten which are in
constant
use. The bend,
chevron,
chief,
cross,
fesse,
pale, and
saltire
are
uniformly
admitted
as
ordinaries.
Some
authorities
include
bar, bend
sinister,
pile, and
others.
See
Subordinary..
Chief
::
Chief (n.) The upper third part of the
field.
It is
supposed
to be
composed
of the
dexter,
sinister,
and
middle
chiefs..
Contourne''
::
Contourne'
(a.)
Turned
in a
direction
which is not the usual one; -- said of an
animal
turned
to the
sinister
which is
usually
turned
to the
dexter,
or the
like..
Sinister
::
Sinister
(a.)
Unlucky;
inauspicious;
disastrous;
injurious;
evil; -- the left being
usually
regarded
as the
unlucky
side; as,
sinister
influences..
Sinisterly
::
Sinisterly
(adv.)
In a
sinister
manner.
Sinister-handed
::
Sinister-handed
(a.)
Left-handed;
hence,
unlucky..
Infaust
::
Infaust
(a.) Not
favorable;
unlucky;
unpropitious;
sinister.
Escutcheon
::
Escutcheon
(n.) The
surface,
usually
a
shield,
upon which
bearings
are
marshaled
and
displayed.
The
surface
of the
escutcheon
is
called
the
field,
the upper part is
called
the
chief,
and the lower part the base (see
Chiff,
and
Field.).
That side of the
escutcheon
which is on the right hand of the
knight
who bears the
shield
on his arm is
called
dexter,
and the other side
sinister..
Awk
::
Awk (a.)
Wrong,
or not
commonly
used;
clumsy;
sinister;
as, the awk end of a rod (the but
end)..
Decrescent
::
Decrescent
(n.) A
crescent
with the horns
directed
towards
the
sinister.
Left-handed
::
Left-handed
(a.)
Clumsy;
awkward;
unlucky;
insincere;
sinister;
malicious;
as, a
left-handed
compliment..
Purity
::
Purity
(n.)
Freedom
from any
sinister
or
improper
motives
or
views.
Purpure
::
Purpure
(n.)
Purple,
--
represented
in
engraving
by
diagonal
lines
declining
from the right top to the left base of the
escutcheon
(or from
sinister
chief to
dexter
base)..
Leer
::
Leer (n.) A
distorted
expression
of the face, or an
indirect
glance
of the eye,
conveying
a
sinister
or
immodest
suggestion..
Lozengy
::
Lozengy
(a.)
Divided
into
lozenge-shaped
compartments,
as the field or a
bearing,
by lines drawn in the
direction
of the bend
sinister..
Tenne
::
Tenne (n.) A
tincture,
rarely
employed,
which is
considered
as an
orange
color or
bright
brown.
It is
represented
by
diagonal
lines from
sinister
to
dexter,
crossed
by
vertical
lines..
Baton
::
Baton (n.) An
ordinary
with its ends cut off, borne
sinister
as a mark of
bastardy,
and
containing
one
fourth
in
breadth
of the bend
sinister;
--
called
also
bastard
bar. See Bend
sinister..
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