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fess
/fɛs/
adj 3noun 2verb 1name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
chief, enough, over
VERB + FESS
going, time
FESS + NOUN
lions, poppet, sable
PREP.
about, between, on, up
ADV.
ever
Definitions
verb
1
To confess; to admit.
noun
1
A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
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.
The space where the arms of Wolsey used to be is being repainted with his own newly granted arms: azure, on a fess between three lions rampant or, a rose gules, barbed vert, between two Cornish choughs proper.
adj
1
Proud; conceited.
Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"
2
Lively; active; strong.
3
Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band
- fesse
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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.
Wiktionary02
The space where the arms of Wolsey used to be is being repainted with his own newly granted arms: azure, on a fess between three lions rampant or, a rose gules, barbed vert, between two Cornish chough
Wiktionary03
Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"
Wiktionary04
Are you ever going to fess up about cheating on your boyfriend?
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It's time to fess up.
Tatoeba · #1548573Usage Notes
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