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Fess — is also an acronym for functional endoscopic sinus surgery.In heraldry, a fess is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally and centrally across the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield s surface… … Wikipedia
Fess Parker — Fess Parker, 1985 Fess Elisha Parker Jr. (* 16. August 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas; † 18. März 2010[1] in Santa Ynez, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Schauspieler u … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fess — Fess, Fesse Fesse, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fess point — Fess Fess, Fesse Fesse, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr. L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.) A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon, and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the nine honorable ordinaries … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fess — bezeichnet: eine Operationsmethode in der HNO Heilkunde. FESS ist das Akronym aus Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery . der Kurzname für Professor Longhair, ein US amerikanischer Musiker der Vorname von Fess Parker (1924–2010), amerikanischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
fess — [fes] v fess up to admit that you have done something wrong, although it is not very serious = ↑own up ▪ Come on, fess up! Who ate that last cookie? … Dictionary of contemporary English
fess — [ fes ] verb ,fess up phrasal verb intransitive INFORMAL to admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong: It s time to fess up, did you spend all that money? … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fess up — ☆ fess up or fess up [fes ] vi. 〚aphetic for CONFESS〛 Informal to admit or acknowledge something; confess * * * … Universalium
fess up — ☆ fess up or fess up [fes ] vi. [aphetic for CONFESS] Informal to admit or acknowledge something; confess … English World dictionary
fess point — fess′ point n. her the central point of an escutcheon • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
fess — or fesse [fes] n. [ME fesse < OFr < L fascia, a band, FASCIA] Heraldry a horizontal band forming the middle third of a shield … English World dictionary
