FINESSE

Fi′nesse″ (? or ?), n. [[F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.]] 1. 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery. Milton. 2. 2. (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.