Trait (?), n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See Trace, v., and cf. Tract a region, Trace a strap, Tret.]
1. A stroke; a touch.
By this single trait Homer makes an essential difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. Broome.
2. A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a trait of character.
☞ Formerly pronounced trā, as in French, and still so pronounced to some extent in England.