Dextral

Relating to the right hand; right, as opposed to left; as, the dextral fin of a shark. Dextral shell. ( Zool .) Applied to spiral shells when the aperture faces the right hand of the observer, the shell being held with the apex upward. Dex'tro-gy'rate, a. Tending to gyrate or turn to the right. Dextror's al, a. [From Lat. dextrorsus-dextro-versus, towards.] Rising from right to left, as a spiral line or helix. Dex'trous, a . See DEXTEROUS. Dey, ( dai . ) [Perhaps from the Turkish dai , a maternal uncle.] A Turkish title of dignity, given to the governors of Algiers (before the French conquest), Tunis, and Tripoli. The dey is chosen for life from among the chief authorities of the place, with the approbation of the Turkish soldiery. At Tunis the equivalent title of bey is more usually substituted for dey . Deynze, ( dainse, ) a town of Belgium, on the Lys, 9 m. from Ghent; pop. 4,786. D. F. An abbreviation for defensor fidei, defender of the faith. D. G. An abbreviation for Dei gratia, by the grace of God. Dha'lac, or Dhulac, an island in the Red Sea, off the coast of Aby in i a. Lat. 15° 46′ N., Lon. 40° 6' E. It is 30 m. long, and 15 m. in average breadth. D. is composed of coral rock, and its surface is flat and sandy. Dhar, ( dar ,) a town of Central India, situated in the table-land of Malsoor, Lat. 22° 35' N., Lon. 75° 20′ E. It is the cap. of a state of same name, under the protection of the British, having an area of 1,070 sq. m., and a pop . of 105,000. Dharwa, or Dharwar, a district of India, pres. of Bombay, inclosed by Belgaum, Mysore, and the dominions of the Nizam. Area , 3,840 sq. m. The country is fertile and level; and, since 1842, the cotton of the New Orleans description has been succe fully cultivated. Pop . 800,000. Lat. between 14° 16' and 15° 20′ N.. Lon. between 74° 50 and 76° E. This district has belonged to the British since 1818.-D., its cap. is abt. 290 miles from Bombay. Dhawalagiri, or Dhwalagiri, ( da - wal -a- pe're ,) a peak of the Him a lay as, in Hindostan, formerly supposed to be the highest point of the earth's surface. Height 28,000 ft. Lat. 29° N., Lon. 82° 50′ E. Dhoolpore, ( dool - por ',) a city of Hindostan, in the tween.