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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neat \Neat\ (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne['a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n["o]t, Dan. n["o]d, and to AS. ne['o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zool.) Cattle of the genus {Bos}, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus {Bos}; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The steer, the heifer, and the calf Are all called neat. --Shak. [1913 Webster] A neat and a sheep of his own. --Tusser. [1913 Webster] {Neat's-foot}, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neat \Neat\, a. [See {neat}, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean. --Law. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress. [1913 Webster] 3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.) Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. "Our old wine neat." --Chapman. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief. [1913 Webster] 5. With all deductions or allowances made; net. Note: [In this sense usually written {net}. See {Net}, a., 3.] [1913 Webster] {neat line} (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed. {Neat work}, work built or formed to neat lines. [1913 Webster] Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: neat adj 1: clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" [syn: {neat}, {orderly}] 2: showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting" 3: free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" [syn: {neat}, {refined}, {tasteful}] 4: free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" [syn: {clean}, {neat}] 5: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {bully}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}] 6: without water; "took his whiskey neat" [syn: {neat}, {straight}, {full-strength}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: NEAT New Enhanced Advanced Technology (AT) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: NEAT Novell Easy Administration Tool (Novell, Netware)