chevronyadj.
/ˈʃɛvrəni/ 1. Heraldry. Charged with chevrons.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > charged with chevrons
chevrony1724
society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > divided in two > chevrony or counter-chevrony
chevrony1724
counter-chevroned1728
1724 Dict. in Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 6) Cheverony (in French, Chevronné), signifies a Shield laid out into several equal Partitions, Chevron-wise.
2. gen. Formed of chevrons, zigzag.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > [adjective] > inclined at angle alternately
indenteda1616
zigzag1752
zigzagged1774
zigzaggya1845
zigzag-shaped1846
chevrony1887
1887 Proc. Soc. Antiq. 24 Feb. A simple incised border with a chevrony pattern.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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