Defn: That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.
— Feign"ing*ly, adv.
FEINE
Feine, v. t. & i.
Defn: To feign. [Obs.] Chaucer.
FEINT
Feint, a. Etym: [F. feint, p.p. of feindre to feign. See Feign.]
Defn: Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]
Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. Locke.
FEINT
Feint, n. Etym: [F. feinte, fr. feint. See Feint, a.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
FEINT
Feint, v. i.
Defn: To make a feint, or mock attack.