The Only Use of
feint
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- May not even this be a feint that will increase your triumph by affording a wider scope for your revenge?†
p. 149.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(feint) any distracting or deceptive maneuver; or the act of making the maneuverFeint is most typically used for physical maneuvers as when boxing, fencing, or moving troops where a mock attack diverts attention from the real attack. But it can also be used much more generally as when Charlotte Bronte wrote of "a mere feint of politeness."
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, feint is a non-standard spelling of faint in the sense of something that is barley perceptible.