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chevronny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chevron-ny
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.

adj

Chevron-shaped, zigzag, especially (heraldry) chevronwise.

Example Sentences

  • "CHEVRONNE, or Chevronny, ſignifies the dividing of the ſhield ſeveral times chevron-wiſe."

Etymology

From French chevronné (“chevroned”), equivalent to chevron + -y.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chevrony (alternative) chevronné (alternative) chevroné (alternative)

Questions

What does chevronny mean?
Having chevrons, especially (heraldry) charged with chevrons.
Where does chevronny come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce chevronny

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