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- adverb In the manner of fess.
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- adverb heraldry In the manner of a
fess ; as a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of anescutcheon .
Etymologies
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fess + -wise
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hernesheir commented on the word fesswise
Also encountered as fessways in heraldry.
October 3, 2011