fess
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fess1 /fɛs/ (also fesse)
▶noun Heraldry an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield.
– phrases
in fess across the middle third of the field.
in fess across the middle third of the field.
– origin C15: from OFr. fesse, alt. of faisse, from L. fascia ‘band’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fess2 /fɛs/
▶verb (fess up) informal confess.
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