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fess¹ also fesse (f

n. Heraldry

A wide horizontal band forming the middle section of an escutcheon.

[Middle English fesse, from Old French, from Latin fascia, band.]

fess² (f

intr.v. fessed, fess·ing, fess·es Informal

To admit to something; confess, often used with up: "won't fess up to being even vaguely liberal" (Jonathan Alter).

[Short for confess.]

fess [fɛs]

(intr; foll by up) Informal chiefly US to make a confession

[shortened from confess]

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Noun

fess - (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

fesse

ordinary - (heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields

heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies

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