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1. (n.) chevron
a badge of one or more
2. chevron
an ornament in this form, as on a molding.
3. chevron
Also called chevron weave.
4. chevron
Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of an inverted
Etymology: (1300–50; ME cheveroun < OF: rafter, chevron < VL *capriōn-, s. of *capriō, der. of L caper goat)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chevron, stripe, stripes, grade insignia
V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
"they earned their stripes in Kuwait"
2. (noun) chevron
an inverted V-shaped charge
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chevron
one of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center
2. (noun) chevron
a distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat
3. (noun) chevron
a zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. chevron
in heraldry an ordinary of two bands forming an angle descending to the extremities of the shield; representing the two rafters of a house, meeting at the top.
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