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(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield

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"'Fessing Up"." When people hide, ignore or downplay mishaps, they're helping make other people learn the hard way.
I'm not 'fessing up to how many." Douglas, 67, learned how to charm women from actor dad Kirk's famous pals.
The Wainwright of a few years ago (before recently fessing up to problems with crystal meth and sex) would have known what to make of a song called "Want." But what does he sing here-and sing so sweetly it breaks your heart?