Sleight
Sleight , noun
[Old English sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icelandic sl{not transcribed}g{not transcribed} (for sl{not transcribed}g{not transcribed}) slyness, cunning, from sl{not transcribed}gr (for sl{not transcribed}gr) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
1.
Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obsolete]
His sleight and his covin.
2.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
The world hath many subtle sleights.
3.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. — Hudibras
The juggler's sleight.
Collocations (1)
Sleight of hand , legerdemain; prestidigitation.