About The Word Fess
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Fess
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What's The Definition Of Fess?
[n] (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fess: fesse Related Terms | Find terms related to Fess: 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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