SLEIGHT

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and his covin." Chaucer.

2.
n.

An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer.

3.
n.

Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras. Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.


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