feat

Etymology 1

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fet (“action, deed”), from Old French fait, from Latin factum, from facere (“to do, to make”). Doublet of fact.

noun

  1. A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
    I consider scaling Mount Blanc the greatest physical feat of my life.
    Raising six children who all went on to be doctors was a tough feat for us.
    Bradford may have lost on the night but they stubbornly protected a 3-1 first-leg advantage to emulate a feat last achieved by Rochdale in 1962. January 22, 2013, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, in BBC

adj

  1. (archaic) Dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty.
    […] she set downe her period on the face of Alexis, thinking he was the fairest, and the featest swaine of all the rest. 1590, Robert Greene, “The Shepheards Tale”, in Greenes Mourning Garment, London: Thomas Newman, page 17
    Oh you high sp’rited Paragons of witte, That flye to fame beyond our earthly pitch, Whose sence is sound, whose words are feat and fitte, Able to make the coyest eare to itch: Shroud with your mighty wings that mount so well, These little loues, new crept from out the shell. 1593, Thomas Lodge, “Induction”, in Phillis, London: John Busbie

verb

  1. (obsolete) To form; to fashion.

Etymology 2

Clipping of feature. See also the abbreviation feat.

verb

  1. (transitive, informal) To feature.
    A new team suite will also be added feating new team locker rooms, a nutrition station, team meeting room, a team lounge and coaches’ offices and conference room. 2018-02-22, Christopher Walsh, “Alabama announces $21 million renovation of swimming/diving facilities”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Two films by John and Yoko, ‘Imagine’ and ‘Gimme Some Truth’ will also be re-released on October 5 feating new footage, “raw” studio mixes and a new insight into a photo shoot the couple did with iconic British photographer David Bailey. 2018-08-23, Elizabeth Aubrey, “A never before heard demo of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ has been discovered”, in NME
    This could also be the match in which we see the highly-anticipated debut of an attacking triumvirate feating Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. 2019-09-01, Cy Brown, “North London Derby 2019: How To Watch Arsenal vs. Tottenham”, in Forbes
    Last year, the rapper had a number of hit singles, including Fefe, with Nicki Minaj, and Stoopid, featuring imprisoned rapper Bobby Shmurda. 2019-10-03, Jack Williams, “Tell Tale Hit: Tekashi 6ix9ine testimony leads to conviction of two men on racketeering after ‘snitch’ rapper turns on fellow Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods thugs”, in The Sun

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