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Webster 1913 Edition
Sleight
Sleight
,Noun.
[OE.
sleighte
, sleihte
, sleithe
, Icel. sl[GREEK]g[GREEK]
(for sl[GREEK]g[GREEK]
) slyness, cunning, fr. sl[GREEK]gr
(for sl[GREEK]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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sleight
SLEIGHT
,Noun.
1.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a trick or feat so dexterously performed that the manner of performance escapes observation; as sleight of hand.2.
Dexterous practice; dexterity.