Feat

fet, n. An act; deed; exploit; a striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick. [OF. fait, L. factum, a deed; same as fact, q. v.] — Feafly, adv. Neatly; dexterously; adroitly. — Feafure, fe'chur, n. Make, form, or appearance of a person; esp. food appearance; cast or appearance of the human ace, esp. of any single part of the face; a lineament; structure of anything; marked peculiarity. [OF. faiture, fashion, L. factura, formation, work, fut. p. oi facere.] — Featurele , a. Having no distinct features. — Feat'urely, a. Having features showing marked peculiarities. Feather, feth er, n. One of the growths, generally formed each of a central quill and a vane on each — side of which cover a bird; a plume; pen. v. U feathered (-erd), -ering.] To dre in feathers; o furnish (an arrow, cap, etc.) with feathers to adorn, deck; to tread, as a cock. — v. To become feathered or horizontal; to curdle when poured into another liquid, and float in feather-like flakes. [AS. fedher, D. veder, Ic. fjodhr, G. feder, L. penna (= pet-na), Gr. pteron (= pet-ron), Skr. patra, a feather; pen.] — A feather in the cap. An honor or mark of distinction. — To be in high f. To appear in high spirits and health, like birds after molting. — To cut a f. To make the water foam in moving, — said of a ship. — To show the white f. To betray cowardice, — a white feather in a cock's tail being a token that he is not of game-breed. — To f. one's nest. To provide for one s self, esp. from property which pa es through one's hands. — To f. the oars. (Naut.) To bring their blades in rowing into a horizontal position as they rise out of the wnter, so as to cut the wind and not to hold — Featb/ered, -5rd, a. eve, t5rm Xn, ice Odd, tone, 6r 217 FEATLY 201 Clothed, covered, or fitted with, etc.— Feath'ery, a. Pert, to, like, or covered with, etc. — Featb/erboard'ing, n. A covering in which the edge of one board overlaps another, like feathers of a bird weather-boarding. — -edge, n. An edge formed like that of a feather, or thinner than the opposite edge, — applied to boards; a flexible film of metal adhering to the edge of a cutting instrument after grinding. teatly, Feature. See under Feat. Febrile, fe'bril or feb'ril, a. Pert, to, indicating, or — derived from fever. [F., L.febris, fever, q. v.] Feb'rif a/cient, -shent, Febrif'ic, a. Producing fever. [Ju.facere, to make.] — Feb'rifuge, -rt-fuj, n. (Med.) A medicine serving to remove fever. — a. Having the quality of subduing fever; anti-febrile. [L. fugure, to put to flight, fr.fugere, to flee.]