Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Feat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Feat \Feat\, n. [OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait, factum, fr. L.
facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. {Fact}, {Feasible}, {Do}.]
1. An act; a deed; an exploit.
The warlike feats I have done. --Shak.
2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick;
as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Feat \Feat\, v. t.
To form; to fashion. [Obs.]
To the more mature, A glass that feated them. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Feat \Feat\, a. [Compar. {Feater}; superl. {Featest}.] [F. fait
made, shaped, fit, p. p. of faire to make or do. See {Feat},
n.]
Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice;
pretty. [Archaic]
Never master had a page . . . so feat. --Shak.
And look how well my garments sit upon me -- Much
feater than before. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
feat
n : a notable achievement: "he performed a great deed"; "the
book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {effort}, {exploit}]
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