fesse
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of fesse
C15: from Anglo-French fesse , from Latin fascia band, fillet
Example Sentences
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The pale is like the fesse, except that its direction is perpendicular.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
Some families of Mascall bear barry of eight, others fleur-de-lis and a bordure, and the family of Mascule, a fesse.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
Chamberlayne of Northamptonshire bore “Gules a fesse and three scallops gold.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Cayvile bore “Silver a fesse gules, flowered on both sides.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
Pole, earl and duke of Suffolk, bore “Azure a fesse between three leopards’ heads gold.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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