Definition of Cheveron

1. chevron [n -S] - See also: chevron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheveron

chevalier
chevaliers
chevauchée
chevaux-de-frise
chevaux de frise
chevelure
chevelures
cheven
chevens
cheventein
cheventeins
cheverel
cheverels
cheveril
cheverils
cheveron (current term)
cheverons
cheverye
cheveryes
chevet
chevets
chevied
chevies
cheville
chevilles
chevin
chevins
cheviot
cheviots
chevisance

Literary usage of Cheveron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"MACKWORTH : Per pal, indented ermin and sable, a che- veron gules, frette or. Som with a cheveron charged with 5 crosses patte or. ..."

2. The British Herald Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry by Thomas Robson (1830)
"cheveron in chief, an unusual bearing mentioned by Leigh, and is placed higher upon ... cheveron couchant, or couched, springing forward from the dexter or ..."

3. Peacham's Compleat Gentleman, 1634 by Henry Peacham (1906)
"Robert, Baron of Stafford, did beare, Or, a cheveron Gules. The ancient family of the ... bore Argent, a cheveron between three GOT bet Gules. ..."

4. History of Nairnshire by George Bain (1893)
"The arms of the Brodies are thus set forth in heraldic language— Arms—Argent, a cheveron, gules, between three mullets, azure. Crest—A right hand holding a ..."

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