sleight of hand
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The required manual dexterity behind magic tricks and illusions.
- (countable, uncountable) A performance of such skill.
- (broadly, countable, idiomatic, uncountable) Any form of skillful deception.
Synonyms
Translations
escamoteo
vingervlugheid
tour de main
Taschenspielerei Taschenspielertrick
ταχυδακτυλουργίαEtymology
In summary
From Middle English slegthe of hande, sleght of hond, equivalent to sleight + of + hand. Compare Old French léger de main (cf. the contemporary French léger de main and the contemporary English legerdemain).
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