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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Trait

/trā/ · IPA /tɹeɪt/
01 n. A stroke; a touch.
  1. 1.
    A stroke; a touch.
    “By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey.” — Broome.
  2. 2.
    A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character.