Fess
WordNet
noun
(1) (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
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Etymology 2
From , an alteration of , from
Noun
- A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
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- 1892: 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. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor’ (Norton 2005 p.294)
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