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chevronwise

chevronwise adverb: synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.

chevronwise: synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron
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Adverb

chevronwise (comparative more chevronwise, superlative most chevronwise)

  1. Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
    • CHEVRONNE, or Chevronny, ſignifies the dividing of the ſhield ſeveral times chevron-wiſe.1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183
    Synonyms:
    chevrony

Synonyms of chevronwise

Forms of chevronwise

comparativemore chevronwise
superlativemost chevronwise
alternative formchevronways

Origin of chevronwise

From chevron + -wise.

Questions about chevronwise

What does chevronwise mean?
Chevronwise means synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
What part of speech is chevronwise?
Chevronwise is an adverb.

Words near chevronwise in the dictionary

  1. chevroning
  2. chevronly
  3. chevronny
  4. chevronné
  5. chevrons
  6. chevronwise
  7. chevrony
  8. chevroné
  9. chevrotain
  10. chevrotains
  11. chevrotin

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