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Fess
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Fess
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(intransitive; foll by up) informal, mainly US
to make a confession
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Fess
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Heraldry
a horizontal band forming the middle third of a shield
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Fess
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Heraldry
Heraldry
A wide horizontal band forming the middle section of an escutcheon.
intr.v. fessed, fess·ing, fess·es
Informal
Informal
To admit to something; confess, often used with up: "won't fess up to being even vaguely liberal" (Jonathan Alter).
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