Talk:Chevron (insigne)

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Needs references. Inge 13:40, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

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<<The word comes from the French word for "roof". >>

It is not:

• Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary [[1]]:

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, rafter, chevron, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin caprion-, caprio rafter; akin to Latin caper goat.

• Dictionary.com [[2]]

Middle English cheveron, from Old French chevron, rafter (from the meeting of rafters at an angle), probably from Vulgar Latin *capri, *caprin-, from Latin caper, capr-, goat.

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DIG 05:44, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Da Vinci Code claims that chevron is a symbol of penis. Is that true? Kahkonen 16:29, 2005 Feb 6 (UTC)

Da Vinci Code claims a lot of things. And, like most of them, this is not true. Slicing 04:10, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

In norwegian architetural history chevron depicts the zigzag linear pattern ornament in roman vaults in norman-style churches.

Chinese does indeed use chevrons to denote titles and also quotations. Japanese does not use chevrons, but tiny brackets. For example: 「hello」 『hello』. So I'm taking Japanese off from the languages that use chevrons.

[edit] Suggested move to Chevron (pattern)

I would like to move the article to Chevron (pattern), as the word insignia has a military connotation - and the article deals with the military/heraldic insignia in just one of two sections. Comments? Do you agree? -- Ravn 12:09, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

The US Army insignia shown is for a PFC. That is rank E-3. (In the USMC, an E-2 is a PFC) You enter the Army as an E-1, and after 4 months you become an E-2 (and get a raise.) PFC takes about a year, but is optional; if you have bad performance you may not get it.

A triangle has three (3) sides. A chevron does not.