1. (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
   - fesse

1. Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
   - make a clean breast of, own up, fess up, come clean, own

Derived forms: fessed, fessing

Type of: concede, confess, ordinary, profess

Encyclopedia: Fess

• up and down
• up for
• up for grabs
• up here
• up in arms
• up in the air
• up quark
• up the creek
• up the stairs
• up to
• up to her neck
• up to his neck
• up to my neck
• up to now
• up to our necks
• up to par
• up to scratch
• up to snuff
• up to their necks
• up to your neck
• up-and-coming
• up-bow
• up-to-date
• up-to-dateness
• originate in