chevronel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chevronel
1565–75; chevron + -el diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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The diminutives of the chevron, according to English Heraldry, are the chevronel, which is half the breadth of the chevron.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
And the couple-close, which is half the chevronel.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
One of the diminutives of the chevron, half the size of the chevronel.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
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