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fess or fesse (fes)

noun

Heraldry a horizontal band forming the middle third of a shield

Etymology: ME fesse < OFr < L fascia, a band, fascia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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