Citations:chevronly

English citations of chevronly

Chevronwise.

• 1780, Joseph Edmondson, A Complete Body of Heraldry:

  Counter Chevronné, in Latin, Contracantheratus, signifies a shield divided chevronly.

• 2001, Paul Christensen, West of the American Dream: An Encounter With Texas, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 118:

  [...]; I am bent by the dark winds, I sway To the earth of my roots, I am bent one way; I am a forest of chevronly trees—I am bent double, the seven seas Moan in the monsoon of my tossing; I am the trees of a forest crossing […]

• 2015 June 8, Amanda Smith, in "Butterick 5929 and Sewaholic Renfrew - Cashmerette", Cashmerette Patterns:

  I'm so glad you were able to save the day and get perfect matching lines both horizontally and chevronly.