fess (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *fess*:
NOUN	artifact	fess, fesse	(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

fess > pronunciation
Sounds	feh's
Rhymes	ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs...

English > *fess*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
Synonym	fesse
Category	heraldry	The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Broader	ordinary	(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
Spanish	faja, fesse, fess
Catalan	faixa, fess

HyperDic: fess