- sleight of hand
- noun (U)
1 the use of clever tricks and dishonesty to achieve something2 quick skilful movement with your hands, especially when performing magic tricks
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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 — 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
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sleight of hand — is the ability to use your hands in a clever way, like a magician performing tricks you can t see … The small dictionary of idiomes
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
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sleight-of-hand — sleightˈ of hand adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑sleight … Useful english dictionary
sleight of hand — index prestidigitation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sleight of hand — Sleight of hand is the ability to use your hands in a clever way, like a magician performing tricks you can t see. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 — Sleight of hand is the ability to use your hands in a clever way, like a magician performing tricks you can t see … Dictionary of English idioms
