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English Dictionary: Fess by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fess
n
  1. (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
    Synonym(s): fesse, fess
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fess \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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