FINESSE (2)

Fi‐nesse″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing.] 1. 1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith.
2. 2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.