Definitions for chevron

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chevron chev·ron

Spelling: [shev-ruh n]

IPA: /ˈʃɛv rən/

Chevron is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in chevron (cehnorv).

Definitions for chevron

noun

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 .

Origin of chevron

1300-50; Middle English cheveroun Old French: rafter, chevron Vulgar Latin *capriōn- (stem of *capriō), derivative of Latin caper goat

Examples for chevron

Last Tuesday, the paper was 28 pages, with ads from chevron, Boeing, Novartis, and Kaiser Permanente, among others.

A chevron Or means the gold chevron across the centre of the Shield.

There are cotises either side of the chevron which are white (Argent).

chevron discovered oil offshore several years ago, and the Cambodian government says it hopes to begin pumping oil in 2011.

chevron bones are present in all Primates with well-developed tails.

The caudal region is also distinguished by its chevron bones.

The zigzag and chevron work in the bays is of excellent character.

Nothing is sure in this business, but in the Ukraine, Shell and chevron appear to have doubled down.

It gives the coat of arms as, Chequy or and azure, a chevron ermine.

A term in use for a fesse, bar, or chevron when embattled on both edges.