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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sleight of hand
sleight of hand
n : manual dexterity in the execution of tricks [syn:
prestidigitation]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sleight of hand
Sleight
\Sleight\, n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel.
sl?g? (for sl?g?) slyness, cunning, fr. sl?gr (for sl?gr)
sly, cunning. See
Sly.]
1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.]
“His sleight and
his covin.” --Chaucer.
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2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that
the manner of performance escapes observation.
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The world hath many subtle sleights. --Latimer.
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3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. --Chaucer.
“The
juggler's sleight.” --Hudibras.
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Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
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