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chevron

chev.ron \'shev-r*n\ \-(*-)r*n\ n or chev.er.on [ME, fr. MF, rafter, 
   chevron, fr. (assumed) VL caprion-, caprio raf]ter; akin to L caper goat 1: 
   a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle  
   usu. with the point up 2: a sleeve badge usu. indicating the wearer's rank 
   and service (as in the  armed forces)