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UK/ˈʃɛvɹən/ US/ˈʃɛvɹɑn/ uncommon informal uk

noun

1.

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

  • “they earned their stripes in Kuwait”
Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Middle English cheveroun, from Old French chevron, the mark so called because it looks like rafters of a shallow roof, from Vulgar Latin *capriō, from Latin caper (“goat”), the likely connection between goats and rafters being the animal's horns.

Phrases

  • chevron bone
  • per chevron

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