FESS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

Synonyms:

fess; fesse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fess" is a kind of...):

ordinary ((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)

Domain category:

heraldry (the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)

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