featur

n. [ OE. feture form, shape, feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making, formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Facture. ] 1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

What needeth it his feature to descrive? Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cheated of feature by dissembling nature. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and especially of any single part of the face; a lineament. (pl.) The face, the countenance. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is for homely features to keep home. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one of the features of the landscape. [ 1913 Webster ]

And to her service bind each living creature
Through secret understanding of their feature. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A form; a shape. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So scented the grim feature, and upturned
His nostril wide into the murky air. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]