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

• 🇨🇳纹章学中的术语，指横贯盾牌中央的宽横带。

1. Heraldic band C1 formal

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

   • 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.

   🇨🇳纹章横带