chevron

chev·ron  (shvrn)

n.

1. 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.

2. Heraldry A device shaped like an inverted V.

3. A V-shaped pattern, especially a kind of fret used in architecture.

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[Middle English cheveron, from Old French chevron, rafter (from the meeting of rafters at an angle), probably from Vulgar Latin *capri, *caprin-, from Latin caper, capr-, goat.]

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chevron [shev-ron]

Noun

a V-shaped pattern, such as those worn on the sleeve of a military uniform to indicate rank [Old French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chevron - V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" grade insignia, stripes, stripe badge - an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	chevron - an inverted V-shaped charge armorial bearing, heraldic bearing, bearing, charge - heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield