Definition of Conjuring trick

1. Noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Conjuring Trick

conjuration
conjurations
conjurator
conjure
conjure man
conjure up
conjured
conjurement
conjurements
conjurer
conjurers
conjures
conjuress
conjuries
conjuring
conjuring trick (current term)
conjurings
conjuror
conjurors
conjurour
conjury
conk
conk out
conked
conker
conkers
conkier
conkiest
conking
conks

Literary usage of Conjuring trick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Word: An Open Letter Addressed to the Swedish Academy in Stockholm by Allen Upward (1910)
"... THE conjuring trick The Idealist Lexicon.—I. The Conjurer of Alexandria.—2. Pure Assurance.—3. The Child's Riddle 4. The Enchanted Castle.—5. ..."

2. Memories and Impressions: A Study in Atmospheres by Ford Madox Ford (1911)
"And, spitting out a piece of oakum that he had been chewing, he repeated in abstracted tones, "Ab poor kind of conjuring trick!" Mr. Hennessy, you will ..."

3. The Occult World by Alfred Percy Sinnett (1886)
"Just like a conjuring trick, will some one say? Just like, except for the conditions. For such a conjuring trick, the conjurer defines the thing to be done. ..."

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