In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, from Old French, from Latin fascia, "band") is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to one-third. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry states that earlier writers including Leigh, Holme, and Guillim favour one-third, while later writers such as Edmondson favour one-fifth "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and disagreeable." A fess is likely to be shown narrower if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other charges placed on it, and/or if it is to be shown with charges above and below it; and shown wider if charged. The fess or bar, termed fasce in French heraldry, should not be confused with fasces. The fess as a charge on a coat of arms is said by some to represent the military might of the family. It is particularly popular with Gallowglass families including McCabe, McCann, McCoy, McFadden, Nevin and Sweeney.
A fess is a heraldic charge.
Fess or FESS may also refer to:
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Actors: Casey Bond (actor), Ash Bowers (actor), Garrett Callahan (actor), Robert Caso (actor), Robert Caso (actor), Steven Curtis Chapman (actor), Mike Davis (actor), Michael Garrigus (actor), David Gmitro (actor), Mark Hall (actor), Chris Jaques (actor), John Kruk (actor), Benjamin Longstaff (actor), Mac MacAnally (actor), Joshua Beltran (actor),
Plot: When high-powered sports agent Rob Decker arrives looking for his next major league prospect, he finds more than he bargained for at the Cooke Boys Ranch. As he works to secure Shawn Hart, the top high school baseball prospect in the country, he encounters a cast of characters who value happiness and common sense over dollars and cents.
Keywords: baseball-game, christian-film, man-praying, reading-bible, rock-concert, small-town, sports-agentActors: George Coe (actor), Robert Forster (actor), Jeff Gendelman (actor), Paul Hewitt (actor), Myquan Jackson (actor), Douglas Allen Johnson (actor), Leonard Kelly-Young (actor), Glenn Phillips (actor), Paul Price (actor), Irving Simons (actor), Bruce Smirnoff (actor), Al Vicente (actor), Donnie Wahlberg (actor), Bess Armstrong (actress), James C. Burns (actor),
Plot: After 30 years on the road, a veteran jewelry salesman is forced to show his young replacement the tricks of the trade, but when the kid introduces him to the ladies of the "Altoona Riding Club," the old dog is introduced to a whole new set of "tricks."
Keywords: animated-tattoo, blood, bondage, brothel, brothel-madam, card-game, diamond, dinner-date, downsizing, female-nudityActors: Franklin Anthony (actor), Franklin Anthony (actor), John Leslie (actor), Al Poe (actor), John Stagliano (actor), Spring Finlay (actress), Sharon Thorpe (actress), Desiree West (actress), Rick Howard (composer), Duncan Starr (director), Richard Bigg (editor), Anna M. Merry (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Adult,Let me hear that
Tickling ivories down on terpsichore
That Henry had the dope man before his feet could touch the floor
He lurked behind his glasses with another in his hand
A shuffling Hungarian picked to be the man
He was swinging, jumping, genesis in jeans
God's in New Orleans
Seen him up the block, yeah
The redeemer of rock
God's in New Orleans
Down on Rampart Fess is in high gear
Kicking in his Baldwin when "Guess Who" walks in here
Mama's lip curl white boy and serendipity
Schools out boy schout
Graceland's back in Tennessee
God's in New Orleans
I seen him up the block, yeah
The redeemer of rock y'all
God's in New Orleans
God's in New Orleans
God's in New Orleans
Gotta stand up and testify
'Cause the Fess will never die
God's in New Orleans
In heraldry, a fess or fesse (from Middle English fesse, from Old French, from Latin fascia, "band") is a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running horizontally across the centre of the shield. Writers disagree in how much of the shield's surface is to be covered by a fess or other ordinary, ranging from one-fifth to one-third. The Oxford Guide to Heraldry states that earlier writers including Leigh, Holme, and Guillim favour one-third, while later writers such as Edmondson favour one-fifth "on the grounds that a bend, pale, or chevron occupying one-third of the field makes the coat look clumsy and disagreeable." A fess is likely to be shown narrower if it is uncharged, that is, if it does not have other charges placed on it, and/or if it is to be shown with charges above and below it; and shown wider if charged. The fess or bar, termed fasce in French heraldry, should not be confused with fasces. The fess as a charge on a coat of arms is said by some to represent the military might of the family. It is particularly popular with Gallowglass families including McCabe, McCann, McCoy, McFadden, Nevin and Sweeney.