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fess

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Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

fessn. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See Fascia.].
     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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fess, n. (also fesse) Heraldry a horizontal stripe across the middle of a shield.

Idiom
fess point a point at the centre of a shield. in fess arranged horizontally.
Etymology
ME f. OF f. L fascia band

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