verb
- admits or confesses to something, especially something wrong or embarrassing
Usage: informal
noun
- horizontal bands across the middle of a heraldic shield
Usage: heraldry
Examples
- He finally fesses up to breaking the window.
- She fesses to eating the last piece of cake.
- The student fesses about cheating on the test.
- The coat of arms displays three gold fesses on a blue field.
- The heraldic design features alternating red and white fesses.