fess
pronunciation
How to pronounce fess in British English:
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How to pronounce fess in American English:
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Word Origin
- fess (v.)
- shortened form of confess, attested by 1840, American English. With up (adv.) from 1930. Related: Fessed; fesses; fessing.
- fess (n.)
- wide horizontal band across an escutcheon, late 15c., from Old French faisce, from Latin fascia "a band" (see fasces).
Example
- 1. But several researchers have found it surprisingly easy to make people fess up to invented misdemeanours .
- 2. Lenders must fess up to property exposures using realistic valuations , and use any loss to inform a more credible recapitalisation .
- 3. But the likelihood that some people failed to fess up about straying wouldn 't undercut the study .
- 4. The service fess , taxes and other costs shall be deducted from the provisions for settlement .
- 5. To discuss how to select appropriate nasal packing material following functional endoscopic sinus surgery ( fess ) .