[shev-ruh
n] 
| 1. | a badge consisting of stripes meeting at an angle, worn on the sleeve by noncommissioned officers, police officers, etc., as an indication of rank, service, or the like. |
| 2. | an ornament in this form, as on a molding. |
| 3. | Also called chevron weave. herringbone (def. 2a). |
| 4. | Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of an inverted V. |
[her-ing-bohn] | 1. | a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V, used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc. |
| 2. | Textiles.
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| 3. | Skiing. a method of going up a slope in which a skier sets the skis in a form resembling a V, and, placing weight on the inside edges, advances the skis by turns using the poles from behind for push and support. |
| 4. | having or resembling herringbone: herringbone tweed. |
| chev·ron (shěv'rən) n.
[Middle English cheveron, from Old French chevron, rafter (from the meeting of rafters at an angle), probably from Vulgar Latin *capriō, *capriōn-, from Latin caper, capr-, goat.] |