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[ fes ] / fɛs /
noun Heraldry.an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon. Origin of fess11350–1400; Middle English fesse<Anglo-French ≪ Latin fasciafascia Words nearby fessfervour, Fès, fescennine, fescue, fescue foot, fess, fesse, Fessenden, fesse point, fess point, fest Definition for fess (2 of 3)[ fes ] / fɛs /
Verb Phrasesfess up, Informal. to admit or concede, especially freely. Origin of fess2First recorded in 1830–40; aphetic shortening of confess Definition for fess (3 of 3)[ fes ] / fɛs /
noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.Also fes·sor [fes-er] /ˈfɛs ər/ . Origin of fess3shortening of professor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fessYele Haiti did fess up to paying you $100,000 for a benefit concert in Monaco. Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris Christie|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron asks British blokes to fess up about their fantasies—for the good of the children. Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban|Brendan O’Neill|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST After initial denials, Quayle was eventually forced to fess up to composing the salacious posts. Kate Upton’s Congressman Uncle and More Scandalous Political Ties|Ben Jacobs|February 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST This makes the third date a natural moment to fess up about any contagious diseases. Third-Date Confessions|Hannah Seligson|May 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The “fess up” cliché assumes that the media climate has not changed since the 1990s. Could It Get Worse?|Eric Dezenhall|December 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST In the annexed example the large dot in the centre shows the fess point; the point within the letter D, the honour point. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition|Anonymous I hates ter 'fess hit ter you, m'am, but I formed de habit, same ez drinkin' licker—I beat her! The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon A shield parted in the centre by an horizontal line through the fess point. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition|Anonymous You know every man, woman, and child by name and nature—now 'fess! Joyce's Investments|Fannie E. Newberry That part of the shield between the precise middle chief and the fess point. The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for fess
verb(intr foll by up) informal, mainly US to make a confession Word Origin for fessC19: shortened from confess Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |