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• Substantivo usado em heráldica para designar uma faixa horizontal larga que atravessa o centro do escudo.

A noun used in heraldry to refer to a broad horizontal band that runs across the center of a shield.

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   A broad horizontal stripe across the center of a shield, used as a heraldic device.

   Faixa heráldica

   • The coat of arms featured a silver fess on a red field.
   • A fess is one of the oldest heraldic ordinaries.
   • The knight's shield bore a black fess between three lions.