CHEVRON

PRONUNCIATION:
(SHEV-ruhn, -ron)

MEANING:
noun: A pattern in the shape of a V or an inverted V.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Old French chevron (rafter, from the resemblance of the pattern to the shape of two rafters on a roof), from Latin caper (goat). The goat connection is not clear. Earliest documented use: 1395.

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CLEVRON - the fundamental, irreducible unit of cleverness