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Etymology
Old French fesse, an alteration of faisse from Latin fascia.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fɛs/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛs|-ɛs

Noun
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1. In heraldry a horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

#:*1892: Lord Robert Walsingham de Vere St. Simon, second son of the Duke of Balmoral—Hum! Arms: Azure, three caltrops in chief over a fess sable. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor’ (Norton 2005 p.294)

Category:Heraldic charges

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