Fesse

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of fess (“horizontal band in heraldry”). alt-of, alternative

    "It is crossed by a fesse argent (silver band) for the roads, and two pairs of narrow barrulets argent for the railways. On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways."

  2. 2
    (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield wordnet

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"It is crossed by a fesse argent (silver band) for the roads, and two pairs of narrow barrulets argent for the railways. On the fesse are two bars wavy azure for waterways."

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