feture

Middle English

Alternative forms

fetour, fayture, ffeture, feature, fetare, fetewr, fetture, fetur, ffetur, feiture, feetour

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman feture, from Latin factūra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛːˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /fɛi̯ˈtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈfɛːtiu̯r(ə)/, /ˈfɛːtur(ə)/, /ˈfɛːtər(ə)/

Noun

feture (plural fetures)

One's form or bodily profile; the overall appearance of a given human.
A feature or part (almost always of the human body or face)
(rare) A piece of handiwork or crafts; something created.
(rare) A living organism; a being (viewed as God's creation)

Descendants

English: feature
Scots: fayter, featur

References

“fētūre, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.

Old French

Noun

feture oblique singular, f (oblique plural fetures, nominative singular feture, nominative plural fetures)

Alternative form of faiture

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