Fess
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɛs/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fess is a verb meaning To confess; to admit.
Meaning
To confess; to admit.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
- (UK dialect) Proud; conceited.
- (UK dialect) Lively; active; strong.
- (UK dialect) Of animals, bad-tempered, fierce.
Example Sentences
Y'll be fess enough, my poppet, when th'st know!"
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.
Word Forms
- fesses
- fessing
- fessed
- fesse
Synonyms for fess
Depending on context, synonyms include fesse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fesse, doing, wavy, erm, argent, chequy.
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