■ noun
1》 a long, narrow band or strip of a different colour or texture from the surface on either side of it.
2》 a chevron sewn on to a uniform to denote military rank.
3》 chiefly N. Amer. a type or category.
4》 archaic a blow with a lash.
■ verb mark with ~s.
Derivatives
~d adjective
Origin
ME: perh. a back-form. from ~d , of Du. or Low Ger. origin.