CHEVRON

[chev.ron] n [ME, fr. MF, rafter, chevron, fr. (assumed) VL caprion-, caprio rafter; akin to L caper goat] (14c): a figure, pattern, or object having the shape of a V or an inverted V: as a or chev.er.on : a heraldic charge consisting of two diagonal stripes meeting at an angle usu. with the point up b: a sleeve badge that usu. consists of one or more chevron-shaped stripes that indicates the wearer's rank and service (as in the armed forces)