Definition of left

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Left (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals..

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Folio :: Folio (n.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
Dereliction :: Dereliction (n.) The state of being left or abandoned.
Left :: Left (n.) That part of surrounding space toward which the left side of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when you face North..
Hand :: Hand (n.) Side; part; direction, either right or left..
Rest :: Rest (n.) That which is left, or which remains after the separation of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder; residue..
Cleft :: Cleft (a.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf..
Refuse :: Refuse (a.) Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless.
Pedate :: Pedate (a.) Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more segments; -- said of a leaf..
Palma Christi :: Palma Christi () A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant..
Sinistral :: Sinistral (a.) Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left; sinistrous; -- opposed to dextral..
Rowen :: Rowen (n.) A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn, that it may be cropped by cattle..
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Track :: Track (n.) A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint..
Lute :: Lute (n.) A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten ribs or sides, arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed..
Ambilevous :: Ambilevous (a.) Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to ambidexter.
Emigre :: Emigre (n.) One of the natives of France who were opposed to the first Revolution, and who left their country in consequence..
Sinister :: Sinister (a.) Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences..
Clove :: Clove (imp.) Cleft.
Cleft-footed :: Cleft-footed (a.) Having a cloven foot.
Right-handed :: Right-handed (a.) Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left..
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