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Chevron (insignia)

Index Chevron (insignia)

A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark, often inverted. [1]

64 relations: Anno Domini, Architecture, Avry, Échandens, Bern District, Bioley-Magnoux, Bolligen, Boudry District, Canton of Bern, Canton of Fribourg, Canton of Grisons, Canton of Neuchâtel, Canton of Vaud, Cardinal Richelieu, Citroën, Coat of arms, Commonwealth of Nations, Corporal, Crete, Dauphiné, Flag, Frieze, General officer, George III of the United Kingdom, Glossary of vexillology, Greece, Guillaume-Albert de Grysperre, Baron of Goyck, Heraldry, Hinterrhein District, Household Cavalry, Indian Army, Israel Defense Forces, John FitzRobert, Knossos, Lambda, Lance corporal, Lance naik, Military, Morges District, NATO, Newport, Wales, Normandy, North American Vexillological Association, Old Guard (France), Ordinary (heraldry), Police, Pottery, Private (rank), Royal Air Force, Sarine District, ..., Scandinavia, Sergeant, Service stripe, Sparta, Switzerland, Trans, Switzerland, Uniform, United States, United States Armed Forces, United States Marine Corps, Vaumarcus, Votes, Windsor uniform, Yverdon District. Expand index (14 more) »

Anno Domini

The terms anno Domini (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

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Architecture

Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

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Avry

Avry is a municipality in the district of Sarine in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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Échandens

Échandens is a municipality in the district of Morges of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

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Bern District

Bern District (German: Amtsbezirk Bern) was an administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

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Bioley-Magnoux

Bioley-Magnoux is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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Bolligen

Bolligen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district of the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

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Boudry District

Boudry District was one of the six districts of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, until the district level was eliminated on 1 January 2018.

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Canton of Bern

The canton of Bern (Bern, canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population.

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Canton of Fribourg

The canton of Fribourg, also canton of Friburg (canton de Fribourg, Freiburg) is located in western Switzerland.

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Canton of Grisons

The canton of (the) Grisons, or canton of Graubünden is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland.

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Canton of Neuchâtel

The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (la République et Canton de Neuchâtel) is a canton of French-speaking western Switzerland.

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Canton of Vaud

The canton of Vaud is the third largest of the Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size.

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Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (9 September 15854 December 1642), commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu (Cardinal de Richelieu), was a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman.

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Citroën

Citroën is a French automobile manufacturer, part of the PSA Peugeot Citroën group since 1976, founded in 1919 by French industrialist André-Gustave Citroën (1878–1935).

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Corporal

Corporal is a military rank in use in some form by many militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations.

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Crete

Crete (Κρήτη,; Ancient Greek: Κρήτη, Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Dauphiné

The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois, formerly Dauphiny in English, is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme, and Hautes-Alpes.

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Flag

A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colors.

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Frieze

In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

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George III of the United Kingdom

George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death in 1820.

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Glossary of vexillology

Flag terminology is the nomenclature, or system of terms, used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.

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Greece

No description.

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Guillaume-Albert de Grysperre, Baron of Goyck

Guillaume-Albert de Grysperre, Baron of Goyck (Gooik) and Libersart (1637–1725) was a Flemish noble lord who became the Baron de Grysperre in 1691 for his merit.

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Heraldry

Heraldry is a broad term, encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank, and pedigree.

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Hinterrhein District

Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.

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Household Cavalry

The Household Cavalry (HCav) is made up of the two most senior regiments of the British Army, the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons).

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. "The Army of Defense for Israel"; جيش الدفاع الإسرائيلي), commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal, are the military forces of the State of Israel.

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John FitzRobert

John FitzRobert (ca. 1190–1240) (de Clavering) is listed as one of the Surety Barons in Magna Carta (1215) where he is described as Lord of Warkworth Castle.

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Knossos

Knossos (also Cnossos, both pronounced; Κνωσός, Knōsós) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and has been called Europe's oldest city.

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Lambda

Lambda, Λ, λ (uppercase Λ, lowercase λ; λάμ(β)δα lám(b)da) is the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Lance corporal

Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations.

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Lance naik

Lance naik (L/Nk) is the equivalent rank to lance corporal in the Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indian Armies and before 1947, in the British Indian Army, ranking below naik.

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Military

A military or armed force is a professional organization formally authorized by a sovereign state to use lethal or deadly force and weapons to support the interests of the state.

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Morges District

Morges District is a district in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord; OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries.

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Newport, Wales

Newport (Casnewydd) is a cathedral and university city and unitary authority area in south east Wales.

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Normandy

Normandy (Normandie,, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.

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North American Vexillological Association

The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA; Association nord-américaine de vexillologie) is a US and Canadian membership organization for those two countries devoted to vexillology, the scientific and scholarly study of flags.

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Old Guard (France)

The Old Guard (Vieille Garde) were the elite veteran elements of the Emperor Napoleon's Imperial Guard.

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Ordinary (heraldry)

In heraldry, an ordinary (or honourable ordinary) is a simple geometrical figure, bounded by straight lines and running from side to side or top to bottom of the shield.

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Police

A police force is a constituted body of persons empowered by a state to enforce the law, to protect people and property, and to prevent crime and civil disorder.

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Pottery

Pottery is the ceramic material which makes up pottery wares, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain.

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Private (rank)

A private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to NATO Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.

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Sarine District

Sarine District (Saanebezirk, French: District de la Sarine) is one of the seven districts of the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural and linguistic ties.

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Sergeant

Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces.

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Service stripe

A service stripe, commonly called a hash mark, is an embroidered diagonal stripe of the United States military which is authorized for wear by enlisted members on the left sleeve of a uniform to denote length of service.

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Sparta

Sparta (Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, Spártā; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, Spártē) was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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Trans, Switzerland

Trans is a village in the municipality of Tomils in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

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Uniform

A uniform is a type of clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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Vaumarcus

Vaumarcus is a former municipality in the district of Boudry in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

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Votes

Votes, sometimes also Vods (vađđalaizõd) are a Finnic ethic group native to Votia in Ingria, the part of modern-day northwestern Russia that is roughly southwest of Saint Petersburg and east of the Estonian border-town of Narva.

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Windsor uniform

The Windsor uniform is a type of formal dress worn at Windsor Castle by male members of the British royal family (and some very senior courtiers).

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Yverdon District

Yverdon District was a district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland until 2006 when it was dissolved.

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Chevron (heraldry), Chevron (insigne), Chevron mouldings, Chevronel.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevron_(insignia)

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