variants:
or less commonly fesseways
or fessewise
or fessways \
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗
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Definition of fesswise
1
: in the direction of a fess : horizontally, barwise sense 1
three keys fesswise in pale
2
: in fess
three escarbuncles fesswise
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