legerdemain

leg·er·de·main

L0106700 (lĕj′ər-də-mān′)n.1. Sleight of hand.2. Deceitful cleverness; trickery: financial legerdemain.

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[Middle English legerdemayn, from Old French leger de main : leger, light (from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots) + de, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + main, hand; see mortmain.]

legerdemain

(ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn) n1. (Theatre) another name for sleight of hand2. cunning deception or trickery[C15: from Old French: light of hand] ˌlegerdeˈmainist n

leg•er•de•main

(ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn)

n. 1. sleight of hand. 2. trickery; deception. 3. any artful trick. [1400–50; late Middle English legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne < Middle French: literally, light of hand] leg`er•de•main′ist, n.

legerdemain

- "Slight of hand, conjuring tricks," from French, literally "light of hand."See also related terms for slight.

legerdemain

skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n.See also: Performing

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skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n.See also: Magic

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Noun

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legerdemain - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observersconjuring trick, magic trick, thaumaturgy, magic, conjuration, deception, illusion, trickperformance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto"card trick - a trick performed with playing cardsprestidigitation, sleight of hand - manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

legerdemain

noun1. sleight of hand, prestidigitation the kind of legerdemain you'd expect from a magician2. deception, manoeuvring, manipulation, cunning, artifice, trickery, subterfuge, feint, contrivance, chicanery, hocus-pocus, craftiness, artfulness, footwork (informal) financial and legal legerdemain

legerdemain

nounThe use of skillful tricks and deceptions to produce entertainingly baffling effects:conjuration, magic, prestidigitation, sleight of hand.

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