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legerdemain |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Legerdemain \Leg`er*de*main"\ (l[e^]j`[~e]r*d[-e]*m[=a]n"), n. [F. l['e]ger 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: legerdemain n : an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: {magic trick}, {conjuring trick}, {trick}, {magic}, {illusion}, {deception}]
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