(Heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield.
1 Crest-TwoCaducean rods with wings, lying fesse ways or.
2 I bear azure powdered with trefoils or, with a lion's paw of the same armed gules in fesse .
3 The central compartment contains the family arms, viz., Or, on a fesse , gu., between three pellets, a lion passant gardant of the field.
4 Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules, on a fesse wavy argent, between three pitchers double eared or, as many bees volant proper.
5 "I know the arms, madam, and well too: quarterly, three eagles displayed in fesse , and-
6 "More trouble for the fesse checkey, Baron," said he, indicating the point whereto the troops had gone.
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