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Topic: ARMY

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: 'part of the wooden frame of a roof, chevron', from Vulgar Latin caprio

chevron

 noun
     
chev‧ron [countable]
1CF a pattern in a V shape
2PMA a piece of cloth in the shape of a V which soldiers have on their sleeve to show their rank
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