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[ shev-ruhn, shev-ron ]
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 .
chevron
/ ˈʃɛ±¹°ùÉ™²Ô /
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 calleddancette an ornamental moulding having a zigzag pattern
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó±ð±¹Â·°ù´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
- un·³¦³ó±ð±¹Â·°ù´Ç²Ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chevron1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chevron1
Example Sentences
He said it had to "drive in the middle of the road over the chevrons to hold the line" as a result of the speed it was travelling.
The first step involved positioning the ribbon embroidery in a classic chevron pattern.
Eric is a manifestation and an amalgamation of details in Edgar’s mind — a tail that mimics his cat and fur that matches the chevron of his grandmother’s mink.
“Russia just kind of disintegrated,†says Lockshin, 42, a lanky man with a trim chevron mustache and an unhurried but slightly wary air.
Men in black, with special forces chevrons on their sleeves, pummeled her in the prison corridor and in a ceramic-tiled room seemingly designed for quick cleaning.
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