Feature, the shape, make, ext rior, the whole turn or cast of the body: “it shapes them to your f.” Sonn. 113, 12. “how --s are abroad, I am skilless of,” Tp. III, 1, 52. “complete in f. and in mind,” Gentl. II, 4, 73. “doth my simple f. content you?” As III, 3, 3 (not understood by Audrey). “nor know I you by voice or any f.” Tw. III, 4, 387. “thou hast done good f. shame,” Tw. III, 4, 387 “liker in f. to his father Geffrey than thou and John in manners,” John II, 126. “the comment that my passion made upon thy f.” IV, 2, 264. “her peerless f.” H6A V, 5, 68. “cheated of f.” R3 I, 1, 19. “complete in mind and f.” H8 III, 2, 50. “that unmatched form and f. of blown youth,” Hml. III, 1, 167. “to show virtue her own f.” III, 2, 25. “bemonster not thy f.” Lr. IV, 2, 63. “report the f. of Octavia,” Ant. II, 5, 112. “for f., laming the shrine of Venus,” Cymb. V, 5, 163.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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