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Sleight

Sleight Meaning & Definition
Sleight Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sleight?

[n] adroitness in using the hands

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sleight: dexterity | manual dexterity

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sleight:

See Also | adeptness | adroitness | deftness | facility | quickness

Sleight In Webster's Dictionary

\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. 2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. --Latimer. 3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. --Chaucer. ``The juggler's sleight.'' --Hudibras. {Sleight of hand}, legerdemain; prestidigitation.

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