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chevronel

chevronel noun: a bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.

Noun

chevronel (plural chevronels)

  1. A 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

Forms of chevronel

pluralchevronels
alternative formcheveronel
alternative formchevronelle

Origin of chevronel

From chevron + -el (diminutive suffix).

Questions about chevronel

What does chevronel mean?
Chevronel means a bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.
What part of speech is chevronel?
Chevronel is a noun.
What is the plural of chevronel?
The plural of chevronel is chevronels.

Words near chevronel in the dictionary

  1. chevron
  2. chevron bone
  3. chevron bones
  4. chevron-wise
  5. chevroned
  6. chevronel
  7. chevronelle
  8. chevronelles
  9. chevronelly
  10. chevronels
  11. chevroning

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