Plural of chevron; V-shaped bands used in heraldry, military insignia, or as decorative patterns on roads and clothing.
From Old French chevron, from Latin capreolus (rafter), because roof rafters form a V-shape when viewed from below.
Chevrons appear everywhere from ancient shields to modern military ranks to road markings—the V-shape is so functionally perfect that humans kept reinventing it across thousands of years.
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