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Webster 1913 Edition
Trait
Trait
,Noun.
1.
A stroke; a touch.
By this single
trait
Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. Broome.
2.
A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity;
as, a
. trait
of character☞ Formerly pronounced trā, as in French, and still so pronounced to some extent in England.
Webster 1828 Edition
Trait
TRAIT
,Noun.
1.
A stroke; a touch. By this single trait, Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey.
2.
A line; a feature; as a trait of character.