01 a. Feigned; counterfeit.
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Feigned; counterfeit.[Obs.]“Dressed up into any feint appearance of it.” — Locke.
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4 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Feint
/fānt/
· IPA /feɪnt/
02 n. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
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That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.“Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.” — Spectator.
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A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in fencing, boxing, war, etc.
03 v. i. To make a feint, or mock attack.
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To make a feint, or mock attack.