fesswise

adverb

variants or less commonly fesseways or fessewise or fessways

ˈ⸗ˌ⸗

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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