Feature

Feature
Feature Fea"ture (?; 135), n. [OE. feture form, shape, feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See {Feat}, {Fact}, and cf. {Facture}.] 1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. [1913 Webster]

What needeth it his feature to descrive? --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Cheated of feature by dissembling nature. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance. [1913 Webster]

It is for homely features to keep home. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape. [1913 Webster]

And to her service bind each living creature Through secret understanding of their feature. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

4. A form; a shape. [R.] [1913 Webster]

So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


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  • feature in — [phrasal verb] feature in (something) : to be a part of (something) Health care features prominently in the new bill. a character who features in many of his novels • • • Main Entry: ↑feature …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Feature — »(für Funk oder Fernsehen aufgemachter) Dokumentarbericht«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. feature (mengl. feture), eigentlich »Aussehen, charakteristischer Grundzug« entlehnt, das über afrz. faiture auf lat. factura »das… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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