feture

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Anglo-Norman feture, from Latin factūra.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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feture (plural fetures)

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

Descendants

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  • English: feature
  • Scots: fayter, featur

References

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Old French

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Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of faiture