Fess

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fess \Fess\, Fesse \Fesse\, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr.
     L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.)
     A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon,
     and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the
     nine honorable ordinaries.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Fess point} (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See
        {Escutcheon}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fess
       n : (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band
           across a shield [syn: {fesse}]