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Sinister (Latin for 'left') [2] indicates the left-hand side as regarded by the bearer – the bearer's proper left, and to the right as seen by the viewer. In vexillology, the equivalent terms are hoist and fly. Argent a bend sinister gules. The bend sinister extends upward to the sinister corner, while the bend (i.e. bend dexter) extends ...
Sinister, Latin for the direction "left" Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see dexter and sinister. Baton sinister, diminutive of the bend sinister; Bend sinister, heraldic charge in heraldry, sometimes used to imply ancestral illegitimacy; see bend (heraldry)
Over 90% [1] of gastropod species have shells in which the direction of the coil is dextral (right-handed). A small minority of species and genera have shells in which the coils are almost always sinistral (left-handed). Very few species show an even mixture of dextral and sinistral individuals (for example, Amphidromus perversus). [2]
A 'Sinister' History. For centuries in many cultures, left-handed people were considered unlucky, weak, crooked, and even evil —the word "sinister" even comes from the Latin word for left. In ...
In baseball, a right-handed pitcher's curve ball will break away from a right-handed batter and towards a left-handed batter (batting left or right does not indicate left or right handedness). While studies of handedness show that only 10% of the general population is left-handed, the proportion of left-handed MLB players is closer to 39% of ...
The teacher sent the mother an article, which called left-handedness "unlucky," "sinister," and even "evil." %shareLinks-quote="It breaks my heart for him because someone actually believes that ...
An older study found that left-handed people were better at "divergent thinking", and a more recent research cites lefties have better working memories and mental flexibility. 5. Don't get too ...
To sinister or contourné (contourny) is said of a creature facing the viewer's right. Affronté ( / ˌ æ f r ə n ˈ t eɪ / ) (also affronty , affrontee , affronted , or affrontant ) is said of a creature (or other heraldic component such as a helm or the face of a man) that faces the viewer (e.g., of a lion, "affronté-sejant")