[fes] 
| an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon. |
[fes] | fess up, to admit or concede, esp. freely. |
[fes] | a teacher. |
| fess 1 also fesse (fěs) n. Heraldry A wide horizontal band forming the middle section of an escutcheon. [Middle English fesse, from Old French, from Latin fascia, band.] |
| fess 2 (fěs) intr.v. fessed, fess·ing, fess·es Informal To admit to something; confess, often used with up: "won't fess up to being even vaguely liberal" (Jonathan Alter). [Short for confess.] |
| fess confess |
