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Definitions for Chevron
[1] 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.
[2] an ornament in this form, as on a molding.
[3] Also called chevron weave . herringbone(def 2a) .
[4] Heraldry . an ordinary in the form of an inverted V .
[5] military a badge or insignia consisting of one or more V-shaped stripes to indicate a noncommissioned rank or length of service
[6] heraldry an inverted V-shaped charge on a shield, one of the earliest ordinaries found in English arms
[7] (usually plural) a pattern of horizontal black and white V-shapes on a road sign indicating a sharp bend
[8] any V-shaped pattern or device
[9] Also called: dancette an ornamental moulding having a zigzag pattern
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 , adjective
un·chev·roned , adjective
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)