'fess

Synonyms for "'fess" (58 found)

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achievement annulet armory arms azure bandeau bar bar sinister baton bearings bend billet

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blazon canton charge chevron chief coat of arms cockatrice coronet crescent crest cross crown device difference eagle ermine

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escutcheon fesse field file fleur-de-lis fret fur garland helmet label lion lozenge metal motto or ordinary pale quarter quartering rose

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sable scutcheon shield spread eagle tincture unicorn wreath

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Verb(1 words)

make a clean breast

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lissen asshol, IF I HAD WRITTEN SUCH A PIECE I'D A HAD A REASON FER IT; AND I'D 'FESS TO IT; […]

Source: wiktionary

: That behavior, of course, was all consensual and victimless. Well, the parts he 'fessed to, anyway.

Source: wiktionary

> >9. Scott said his fishing trip was spur of the moment. > > ***Yep--shows an absence of premeditation. ?? Not with all the rest of the premeditated stuff. He 'fessed to fishing because he though he had to. Otherwise, why the elaborate "I'm going/I was golfing" set up?

Source: wiktionary

> Amen! Whereabouts are you teaching? Must be a private school. Yeh. Not that I'd 'fess to anyone within hearin' distance which one it was.

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