fess

fɛs

Definition of fess - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

admission

admit something reluctantly or under pressure

He had to fess up to his mistake.

admit

confess

disclose

Noun

heraldry

Dated

horizontal band across a shield in heraldry

Dated

The knight's shield bore a red fess.

band

bar

stripe

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horizontal band across a shield in heraldry

Expressions with fess

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fess up

acknowledge the truth about something

She had to fess up about her real age.

Origin of fess

Old French, fais (deed)

Terms with fess included in their meaning

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nombril

heraldry

point halfway between fess and middle base on a shield

Examples of fess in a sentence

Eventually, he had to fess to the missing money.
The fess on the coat of arms was gold.
A blue fess adorned the ancient shield.

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French:avouer, fasce, ...
German:gestehen, Balken, ...
Italian:confessare, fascia, ...
Spanish:admitir, faja, ...
Portuguese:admitir, faixa, ...
Chinese:承认, 横带, ...
Japanese:白状する, フェス, ...
Arabic:اِعْتَرَفَ, شَرِيط أُفُقِي, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹדוֹת, פַּס אָפְקִי, ...
Russian:признаваться, полоса, ...
Ukrainian:зізнатися, смуга, ...
Hindi:कबूल करना, पट्टी, ...
Bengali:স্বীকার করা, ফেস, ...
Catalan:confessar, faixa, ...
Czech:přiznat se, břevno, ...
Danish:indrømme, bjelke, ...
Dutch:toegeven, dwarsbalk, ...
Greek:παραδέχομαι, ζώνη, ...
Hungarian:bevallani, pólya, ...
Khmer:សារភាព, ខ្សែផ្តេកកណ្ដាលលើខែលតាមក្បួនសញ្ញាត្រកូល, ...
Korean:인정하다, 페스, ...
Persian:اعتراف کردن, نوار, ...
Polish:przyznać się, pas, ...
Portuguese (BR):admitir, faixa, ...
Romanian:a recunoaște, bandă, ...
Swedish:erkänna, band, ...
Thai:ยอมรับ, แถบแนวนอน, ...
Turkish:itiraf etmek, şerit, ...
Vietnamese:thú nhận, dải ngang, ...

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