fess

¹fess

noun \ˈfes\

Definition of FESS

1

: a broad horizontal bar across the middle of a heraldic field

2

: the center point of an armorial escutcheon

Variants of FESS

fess also fesse \ˈfes\

Origin of FESS

Middle English fesse, from Anglo-French faisse band, from Latin fascia — more at fascia

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with FESS

bless, cess, chess, cress, dress, ess, guess, jess, less, loess, mess, ness, press, s, stress, tress, yes