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noun/ˈʃevrən/, /ˈʃevrɒn/
/ˈʃevrən/, /ˈʃevrɑːn/
- a line or pattern in the shape of a V
- a piece of cloth in the shape of a V that soldiers and police officers wear on their uniforms to show their rank
Word Originlate Middle English (in heraldic use): from Old French, based on Latin caper ‘goat’; compare with Latin capreoli (diminutive of caper) used to mean ‘pair of rafters’.
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