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(s̸hev′rən)

noun

a heraldic device in the shape of an inverted
an insignia consisting of a -shaped bar or bars, worn on the sleeve as of a military or police uniform to show rank or service

Origin: ME cheveroun < OFr chevron, orig., rafter < VL *caprione < L caper, goat: see capriole

See chevron in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A badge or insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve of a military or police uniform to indicate rank, merit, or length of service.
Heraldry A device shaped like an inverted V.
A V-shaped pattern, especially a kind of fret used in architecture.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English cheveron

Origin: , from Old French chevron, rafter (from the meeting of rafters at an angle)

Origin: , probably from Vulgar Latin *capriō, *capriōn-

Origin: , from Latin caper, capr-, goat

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