LEGERDEMAIN

legerdemain. Legerdemain, n. sleight of hand, deception, a trick

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Leg′er‐de‐main″ (lĕj′ẽr‐dē̍‐mān″), n. [[F. léger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See 3d Leger, and Manual.]] Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick. He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. Spenser. The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls. South.