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Meaning of Fess | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
fɛs

Definitions

  1. Initialism of functional endoscopic sinus surgery.
  2. A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.
  3. A surname from German.

Equivalents

العربية فيس
Bosanski pas
Català faixa
Čeština břevno
Español faja
Suomi hirsi
Français fasce
Galego faixa
Hrvatski pas
Italiano fascia
Kurdî pas pas paş
Nederlands faas
Polski pas
Português faixa
Română fașă
Српски pas
Svenska bjälke

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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