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Definition of Sleight

1. Noun. Adroitness in using the hands.

Definition of Sleight

1. n. Cunning; craft; artful practice.

Definition of Sleight

1. Noun. Cunning; craft; artful practice. ¹

2. Noun. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. ¹

3. Noun. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sleight

1. deftness [n -S] - See also: deftness

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleight

Literary usage of Sleight

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

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1885)
"You only dare say that to me, sleight," said Renshaw quietly, ... sleight looked at his companion attentively. " You might have said so at first, ..."

2. A Chorographical Description of West Or H-Iar Connaught: Written A.D. 1684 by Roderic O'Flaherty (1846)
"... sleight Connock Ballagh, 11 q™, whereof I qr belongeth to the Queene in right of the abbey of ..."

3. A Glossary of Words Used in East Anglia: Founded on that of Forby : with by Walter Rye, Robert Forby (1895)
"A great sleight for butes' [EM]. -Also BN 90. ... See sleight. *Slite. Wear and tear [EFG]. *Slithers. Small pieces of leather put in between the sole of a ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... With these had Hector mingled, working deeds With chariot's guidance and with sleight of spear 580 Most wondrous, scattering wide their warriors' ranks. ..."

5. Social Life of the Chinese: With Some Account of the Religious, Governmental by Justus Doolittle (1865)
"Jugglers: Description of several sleight-of- ... Some of the sleight-of-hand performances are quite inexplicable to those who have not been initiated into ..."

6. Social life of the Chinese by Justus Doolittle (1866)
"Some of the sleight-of-hand performances are quite inexplicable to those who have not been initiated into the secret, and seem impossible of achievement, ..."

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