chevronel

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noun

A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.

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Meanings

nounchevronel (plural chevronels)

plural chevronels · alternative cheveronel · alternative chevronelle

  1. governmentA bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.

    CHEVRONEL, a diminutive of chevron, and as ſuch only containing half a chevron.

    1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183

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Origin

From chevron + -el (diminutive suffix).

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APA

chevronel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevronel

MLA

“chevronel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevronel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chevronel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chevronel.

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