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.
Feat , v. t. To form; to fashion. [Obs.]
To the more mature,
A glass that feated them.
Shak.
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.
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