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DictionarychevronV-shaped mark
noun

chevron

SHEV-run/ˈʃevrən/

A mark or pattern shaped like a V.

Three chevrons decorate the uniform sleeve.

Three broad fabric V-shaped stripes sewn onto a plain sleeve, clear chevron form, no letters.
Etymology
chevronOld Frenchrafter; chevron

The rafter image explains the design: the sloping rafters of a shallow roof form an inverted V. This resemblance supplied the name for the heraldic device and V-shaped marking.

In context

Medieval Wargamer4:19
an angled stripe was called the chevron and denoted the faithfulness of the owner
The History of SHIELDS & HERALDRY

More examples

  • The fabric had a repeating chevron pattern.
  • Two chevrons pointed toward the exit.
  • She folded the strip into a sharp chevron.

Forms

chevron · chevrons

Similar words

stripe
A stripe is a band; a chevron is specifically a V-shaped band or mark.
zigzag
A zigzag repeatedly changes direction; a chevron is one V-shaped angle.