intransitive verb.
To admit to something; confess, often used with up:
noun.
A wide horizontal band forming the middle section of an escutcheon.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
See fesse.
noun.
A cap of cloth or felt, often embroidered, made in Russia, near the Black Sea.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries.
noun.
the exact center of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon.
noun.
A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
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noun.
(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
Word Usage
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