About The Word Sleight
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Sleight
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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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