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 chev·ron /ˈʃɛvrən/
 山形袖章,回文狀雕飾

 Chev·ron n.
 1. Her. One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing, respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the field and conjoined at its center.
 2. Mil. A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat.
 3. Arch. A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in Norman architecture.
 Chevron bones Anat., The V-shaped subvertebral arches which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
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 chevron
      n 1: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service;
           "they earned their stripes in Kuwait" [syn: stripe, stripes,
            grade insignia]
      2: an inverted V-shaped charge