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In Vexillology , a Spanish fess is a term occasionally used to describe the central horizontal stripe of a Tricolour or Triband flag that is twice the width of the stripes on either side of it. The name is based on the most well-known example of this style of flag, the Flag Of Spain , and in analogy to the equivalent term for vertically striped flags, the Canadian Pale . As with the Canadian Pale, a looser definition of Spanish fess also exists, in which the central stripe is considerably larger, but not necessarily twice the width of, the two outer stripes. Other flags featuring a Spanish fess include the national flags of Lebanon , Cambodia , and Laos , and the Flag Of French Polynesia . |
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