Its earliest appearance was in the tomb of Agamemnon at Mycenae, where the shafts flanking the entrance doorway have nine decorative chevron bands; in this case there is no doubt it was derived from the metal casing of the early wood columns.
He was an officer, a large, bearded man, with a gold chevronin his cap, just the same as mine.
He had a gold chevron on his black cap, and the expression of his face told me in an instant that he was an officer and a man of refinement.
Arms, a chevronbetween three close helmets, if my memory mistake not.
On a chevron engrailed, two lioncels rampant, between as many crescents.
One wound chevron meant a wound or wounds severe enough to take a man back to the hospital, irrespective of whether he had one or a dozen bullets or pieces of shell in him on that occasion.
On either side of this was a window of two lights, divided by a shaft and enclosed under one arch, carved with chevron ornament.
The arches of the arcade rest on shafts and cushion capitals, and are carved with chevron ornament.
The shafts and capitals are without decoration, and the arch ornamented with chevron and a leaf pattern with medallions carved with grotesque animals.
The chevron ornament is absent in the earlier work in the choir and transepts.
To take the Clan Leras arms as an example: Warriors: On a gold field, a chevron between three stars, all red.
Others: On a red field, a chevron between three stars, all gold.
Clan-chief: On a gold field, a chevron between three stars and a chief, all red.
Party per chevrongules and or, three lion-dragons ducally crowned and countercharged.
One branch of the family of Cole bears: argent, a fesse between three scorpions erect sable; and another branch of the same family, argent a chevron gules between three scorpions reversed, sable.
The toothed and chevron patterns of the north are quaintly blent with rude acanthus scrolls and classical egg-mouldings.
Norman sculptors added their dog-tooth and chevron to the mouldings of its porches; Greeks, Frenchmen, and Arabs may have tried their skill in turn upon the multitudinous ornaments of its cloister capitals.
The motte raised by Earl William has, in fact, been revetted with a stone shell of the 12th century, whose bold chevron ornament over the entrance gives evidence of its epoch.
The original Norman doorway on the south side (now walled up) has the chevron moulding, which shows that it is not earlier than the 12th century.
Here the horseshoe cuspings are on the out-most of the five orders of mouldings, and the chevron on the fourth, while there is also a series of pointed cusps on the second.
The chevron appears on Jamestown specimens but the bird does not.
Charbonnier illustrates a plate with a zig-zag or chevron border and an incised bird in the center.
The new medal of honor is suspended from a ribbon consisting of a triple chevron of thirteen white stars on a light blue field, the star at point of chevron being uppermost.
Argent, a chevron or, between three crosslets sable, on the fess point surtout the chevron an escutcheon of pretence gules, three quatrefoils argent.
The Cobbs of Adderbury bore "Sable, a chevronargent between three dolphins naiant embowed or, a chief of the last.
The greater part of the building is Transition Norman, the chevronand billet ornamentation being of excellent workmanship.
The zigzag and chevron work in the bays is of excellent character.
A beautiful Norman doorway, with bold chevron ornamentation upon pillars and arch, gives access to the choir, the oldest portion of the edifice.
The wide timbered porch, seen in our sketch, encloses a fine Norman doorway of three orders, having carved capitals and a semicircular arch ornamented with chevron mouldings.
The chevron and diamond moulding on the ribs of the vaulting point to its Late Norman date.
They are of Early English character, and have a chevron moulding which is said to be unique.
The mouldings and sculptures are most profuse, the zigzag and double chevron and diaper being extensively employed.
The doorway in the south-west tower is Norman, and is adorned with chevron moulding, and beautifully designed.
It has thirteen detached cartouches, each having an animal or flower within it, and is adorned with chevron ornament.
The Nave Aisles have arcades of Norman arches, and the chevron moulding appears about them in several parts where it has not been cut away.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "chevron" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
