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Webster 1913 Edition
Feature
Fea′ture
(?; 135)
, Noun.
1.
The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.
What needeth it his
feature
to descrive? Chaucer.
Cheated of
feature
by dissembling nature. Shakespeare
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. It is for homely
features
to keep home. Milton.
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 landscapeAnd to her service bind each living creature
Through secret understanding of their
Through secret understanding of their
feature
. Spenser.
4.
A form; a shape.
[R.]
So scented the grim
His nostril wide into the murky air.
feature
, and upturnedHis nostril wide into the murky air.
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Feature
FE'ATURE
,Noun.
1.
The make, form or cast of any part of the face; any single lineament. We speak of large features or small features. We see a resemblance in the features of a parent and of a child.2.
The make or cast of the face.Report the feature of Octavia, her years.
3.
The fashion; the make; the whole turn or cast of the body.4.
The make or form of any part of the surface of a thing, as of a country or landscape.5.
Lineament; outline; prominent parts; as the features of a treaty.