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Definition of Fesswise
1. adv. In the manner of fess.
Definition of Fesswise
1. Adverb. (heraldry) In the manner of a fess; as a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of an escutcheon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fesswise
1. horizontally [adv] - See also: horizontally
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fesswise
Literary usage of Fesswise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"TAYLOUR, Parkhouse, Kent ; granted 1588. The heads erased fesswise. TAYLOR,
quartered by Hussey. Erm. on a chief gu. two boar's heads couped fesswise or. ..."
2. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"... a chevron between in chief a writing pen fesswise and in base a crescent ...
standing on a book fesswise closed, the clasps downwards or—Company of ..."
3. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1877)
"Cradoc (Caradoc) alias Newton, arg., on a chevron ax., three garbs or. 2.
Sherborne, erm.. 3 lozenges fesswise sa. 3. Angle, or, 4 fusils fesswise az., ..."
4. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archeological Society by James Simpson, Richard Saul Ferguson, William Gershom Collingwood (1893)
"... shield is a mascle between two keys fesswise, bits inwards and downwards.
In Stapleton churchyard is a stone to a Baty with the same chequy shield, ..."
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