sinistral
sinistral is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 13 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- gauche
- hand
- larboard
- left
- left-handed
- port
- sinister
- sinistrality
- sinistrally
- sinistrorsal
- sinistrorse
- sinistrous
- sinistrously
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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