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Fess

Fess Meaning & Definition
Fess Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fess?

[n] (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fess: fesse

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See Also | ordinary

Fess In Webster's Dictionary

\Fess\, Fesse \Fesse\, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries. {Fess point} (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.

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