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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Feat \Feat\ (f[=e]t), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Feat \Feat\, verb (used with an object) To form; to fashion. [Obs.]
To the more mature, A glass that feated them. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Feat \Feat\, adjective [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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
feat
noun: a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {effort}, {exploit}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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