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sleight of hand — Synonyms and related words: Prospero, airiness, appearance, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicanery, chouse, conjuration, curve, curve ball, delusiveness, design, device, dirty deal, dirty trick, dodge,… … Moby Thesaurus
Sleight of hand — Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation ( quick fingers ) or léger de main (from the French for lightness of hand ), is the set of techniques used by a magician (or card sharp) to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly.cite… … Wikipedia
sleight of hand — [ˌslaıt əv ˈhænd] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: sleight skill, trick (13 20 centuries) from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr; SLY] 1.) the use of quick and skilful movements with your hands when doing a magic trick, so that people cannot understand … Dictionary of contemporary English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. An… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sleight of hand — [ ,slaıt əv hænd ] noun singular or uncount clever and quick use of your hands, especially when performing a magic trick a. clever and slightly dishonest behavior used for achieving something: political sleight of hand … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sleight of hand — sleight′ of hand′ n. 1) skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, esp. for entertainment or deception; legerdemain 2) the performance of such feats 3) any such feat; a magic or conjuring trick 4) skill in deception •… … From formal English to slang
sleight of hand — n. 1. skill with the hands, esp. in confusing or deceiving onlookers, as in doing magic tricks; legerdemain 2. a trick or tricks thus performed … English World dictionary
sleight of hand — UK [ˌslaɪt əv ˈhænd] / US noun [singular/uncountable] a) clever and quick use of your hands, especially when performing a magic trick b) clever and slightly dishonest behaviour used for achieving something political sleight of hand … English dictionary
sleight of hand — noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks • Syn: ↑prestidigitation • Hypernyms: ↑magic trick, ↑conjuring trick, ↑trick, ↑magic, ↑legerdemain, ↑conjuration, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sleight of hand — Date: 1593 1. a. a cleverly executed trick or deception b. a conjuring trick requiring manual dexterity 2. a. skill and dexterity in conjuring tricks b. adroitness in deception … New Collegiate Dictionary
