chevronwise

English

Alternative forms

• chevronways

Etymology

From chevron +‎ -wise.

Adverb

chevronwise (comparative more chevronwise, superlative most chevronwise)

1. (heraldry) Synonym of chevrony: chevron-like, in the manner of a chevron.
   • 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., volume II, page 183:

     CHEVRONNE, or Chevronny, ſignifies the dividing of the ſhield ſeveral times chevron-wiſe.