'Legerdemain' definitions:
Definition of 'legerdemain'
(from WordNet)
noun
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers [syn: magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception]
Definition of 'Legerdemain'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls. --South. [1913 Webster]