n. [ F., rafter, chevron, from chévre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See Cheveril. ]
Chevron bones (Anat.),
p. a. Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a zigzag from. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ A garment ] whose nether parts, with their bases, were of watchet cloth of silver, chevroned all over with lace. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Her.) A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. (Her.) In the manner of a chevron;