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fesse

fesse is the alternative spelling of fess.

Meaning of fess

Noun

fess (plural fesses)

  1. A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
    • 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.1892, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor, Norton, published 2005, page 294

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Forms of fesse

pluralfesses

Phrases with fesse

Questions about fesse

What is fesse the alternative spelling of?
Fesse is the alternative spelling of fess.

Words near fesse in the dictionary

  1. Fespermans
  2. fess
  3. fess point
  4. fess points
  5. fess up
  6. fesse
  7. fesse point
  8. fesse points
  9. fessed
  10. fessed up
  11. fesselin

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