chevron

[ shev-ruh n ]

/ ˈʃɛv rən /

noun

a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, police officers, etc., as an indication of rank, service, or the like.

an ornament in this form, as on a molding.

Also called chevron weave. herringbone(def 2a).

Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of an inverted V.

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Words nearby chevron

cheviot, cheviot hills, chevon, chevra kadisha, chevrette, chevron, chevronel, chevrotain, chevy, chevy chase, chew

Origin of chevron

1300–50; Middle English cheveroun < Old French: rafter, chevron < Vulgar Latin *capriōn- (stem of *capriō), derivative of Latin caper goat

OTHER WORDS FROM chevron

chev·roned, adjectiveun·chev·roned, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for chevron

Nothing is sure in this business, but in the Ukraine, Shell and Chevron appear to have doubled down.
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A Chevron Or means the gold chevron across the centre of the Shield.
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Last Tuesday, the paper was 28 pages, with ads from Chevron, Boeing, Novartis, and Kaiser Permanente, among others.
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Chevron discovered oil offshore several years ago, and the Cambodian government says it hopes to begin pumping oil in 2011.
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The doorway in the south-west tower is Norman, and is adorned with chevron moulding, and beautifully designed.
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
Buckley, of Howarth Parva: a chevron between three bulls' heads caboshed argent; quartering Butterworth.
Lancashire Sketches|Edwin Waugh
These are very elaborately moulded, the outer sides being ornamented with chevron decoration.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey|Thomas Perkins
Charged upon other ordinaries, particularly on the chief and the chevron, pallets are of constant occurrence.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Nor are these his arms, which were three Turks' heads borne over and beneath a chevron.
Captain John Smith|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for chevron

chevron

/ (ˈʃɛvrən) /

noun

military a badge or insignia consisting of one or more V-shaped stripes to indicate a noncommissioned rank or length of service

heraldry an inverted V-shaped charge on a shield, one of the earliest ordinaries found in English arms

(usually plural) a pattern of horizontal black and white V-shapes on a road sign indicating a sharp bend

any V-shaped pattern or device

Also called: dancette an ornamental moulding having a zigzag pattern

Word Origin for chevron

C14: from Old French, ultimately from Latin caper goat; compare Latin capreoli two pieces of wood forming rafters (literally: little goats)

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