feat

feat
    n 1: a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the
         book was her finest effort" [syn: {feat}, {effort},
         {exploit}]
    

Feat \Feat\ (f[=e]t), 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.
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            The warlike feats I have done.        --Shak.
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   2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick;
      as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
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Feat \Feat\, v. t.
   To form; to fashion. [Obs.]
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         To the more mature,
         A glass that feated them.                --Shak.
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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]
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         Never master had a page . . . so feat.   --Shak.
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         And look how well my garments sit upon me 
         Much feater than before.                 --Shak.
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58 Moby Thesaurus words for "feat":
      accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action,
      adventure, aristeia, attainment, blow, bold stroke, conquest,
      consummation, coup, dealings, deed, doing, doings, effort, emprise,
      endeavor, enterprise, execution, exploit, fait accompli, gest, go,
      hand, handiwork, heroic act, job, maneuver, master stroke,
      masterpiece, masterwork, measure, move, operation, overt act,
      passage, performance, proceeding, production, res gestae, step,
      stroke, stunt, thing, thing done, tour de force, transaction,
      triumph, turn, undertaking, venture, victory, work, works