2. Verb. (third-person singular of chevron) ¹
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Definition of Chevrons
1. chevron [n] - See also: chevron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chevrons
Literary usage of Chevrons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquarian (1871)
"Thus, those who maintain that the arms were derived from the De Clares, Earls of
Gloucester, as lords of the soil, have adopted or, chevrons gules, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... as a part of the structure of the shield these chevrons, ... repeated up to
three they may be chevrons or ... a feu between two chevrons gules ..."
3. U.S. Army Facts and Insignia: How to Recognize Rank and Service in the Army by Valdemar Edward Paulsen (1918)
"chevrons AND SPECIALTY MARKS chevrons are badges of cloth worn by ... On the
following pages are illustrated the chevrons used in the US Army. ..."
4. The Greek Coins by John H. Kroll (1993)
"12) and Parallel chevrons (motif XIII.5; P108) also being attested. ... The single
example of floating vertical groups of Parallel chevrons (motif XIII,3) ..."
5. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward (1896)
"Argent, two chevrons azure, is a coat of BAGOT, and TYRREL in England ... Argent,
two chevrons sable, is the coat of the family of M'LAREN ; Azure, ..."
6. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and by James Balfour Paul (1893)
"Erm. two chevrons gu. within a bordure az., charged with eight crescents arg.
LIEUT. ... Gu. two chevrons engrailed between three fleurs de lys or. ..."
7. Blown in by the Draft: Camp Yarns Collected at One of the Great National by Frazier Hunt (1918)
"chevrons INSTEAD And speaking of Shoulder Straps brings one down to the Officers'
Training Schools that opened in each of the National Army cantonments ..."
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