What does "feat" mean?
Feat: A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
Additional senses
- 2.To form; to fashion. [Obs.] To the more mature, A glass that feated them. Shak.
- 3.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.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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