chevron bones

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chevron bones - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chevron \Chev"ron\ (sh[e^]v"r[u^]n), n. [F., rafter, chevron,
     from ch['e]vre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See
     Cheveril.]
     1. (Her.) One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of
        two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing,
        respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the
        field and conjoined at its center.
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     2. (Mil.) A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the
        sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat.
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     3. (Arch.) A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in
        Norman architecture.
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     Chevron bones (Anat.), The V-shaped subvertebral arches
        which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.
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