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fesse

/fɛs/

Meanings
noun
A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.

Examples :

"The coat of arms features a bold gold fesse, dividing the blue shield horizontally in the middle. "
heraldry style

Related Words

Illustration features

features noun

/ˈfiːtʃəz/ /ˈfitʃɚz/

One's structure or make-up: form, shape, bodily proportions.

"Her most striking features were her bright blue eyes and high cheekbones. "

Illustration middle

middle noun

/ˈmɪdəl/ /ˈmɘdɘl/

A centre, midpoint.

"The middle of a circle is the point which has the same distance to every point of circle."

Illustration coat

coat noun

/kəʊt/ /koʊt/

An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.Wp

"My grandmother wore a warm wool coat to the market. "

Illustration shield

shield noun

/ʃiːld/

Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

"The strong, metal shield protected the knight from the enemy's attacks. "

Illustration horizontal

horizontal noun

/ˌhɒɹɪˈzɒntəl/ /ˌhɔːɹəˈzɑːntəl/

A horizontal component of a structure

"The horizontal of the classroom desk is sturdy enough to hold a large stack of books. "

Illustration gold

gold noun

/ɡɒʊld/ /ɡoʊld/

A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.

"My grandmother's antique necklace was made of solid gold. "

Illustration bold

bold noun

/bəʊld/ /boʊld/

A dwelling; habitation; building.

"The old family bold was falling apart, so they decided to move into a new one. "

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration dividing

dividing verb

/dɪˈvaɪdɪŋ/

To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.

"a wall divides two houses; a stream divides the towns"

Illustration horizontally

horizontally adverb

/ˌhɔːrɪˈzɒntəli/ /ˌhɑːrɪˈzɑːntəli/

In a horizontal direction or position.

"The bookshelf was arranged horizontally, so the books lay flat instead of standing up. "

Illustration band

band noun

/bænd/

A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.

"The carpenter used a strong metal band to hold the broken wooden beam together. "

Illustration arms

arms noun

/ɑːmz/ /ɑɹmz/

The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

"She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"