Associations to the word «Fess»
Noun
Wiktionary
FESS, verb. To confess; to admit.
FESS, noun. (heraldiccharge) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
FESS POINT, noun. (heraldry) The exact centre of the shield.
FESS POINTS, noun. Plural of fess point
FESS UP, verb. (intransitive) (slang) To confess to something; to admit something.
Dictionary definition
FESS, noun. (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.