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Fesse

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fessnounTo confess; to admit.

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fessnounTo confess; to admit.
dancettenoun(architecture) The chevron or zigzag moulding common in Romanesque architecture.
gulesnoun(heraldry) In blazon, of the colour red.
argentnounOf silver or silver-coloured.
wavynounFull of waves.
sablenoun(countable) A small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
erminenounA weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail.
azurenoun(countable and uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour.
gunounA surname from Chinese.
feesenounAlternative form of fess (“horizontal band, in heraldry”). [(heraldry) A horizontal band across the middle of the shield.]
humettenounAlternative form of humet. [(heraldry, rare) A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.]
ferznounAlternative form of fers. [(chess, historical) The medieval chess piece that developed into the modern queen.]
flechenounAlternative spelling of flèche. [(obsolete) An arrow.]
fuzilnounAlternative form of fusil (musket) [(heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.]
fuzeenounAlternative form of fusee (flintlock musket) [A light musket or firelock.]
flaunchverb(transitive, construction) To provide with flaunching.
fosswaynounAlternative form of fosseway. [(Ancient Rome) A Roman military road built with a fosse or ditch on either side for drainage and defense purposes.]
fleche faitierenounAlternative spelling of flèche faîtière. [A type of decorated spear used by the Kanak to adorn their rooftops.]
crosletnounArchaic form of crosslet. [(chiefly heraldry) A small cross with crossed arms.]
haffitnounAlternative form of haffet. [(Scotland) The side of the head; the temples.]

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