GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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{ Fess, 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.1913 Webster
Fess point (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
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