Sleight (?), n. [OE. sleighte,
sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl&?;g&?; (for
sl&?;g&?;) slyness, cunning, fr. sl&?;gr (for
sl&?;gr) sly, cunning. See Sly.] 1.
Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight
and his covin." Chaucer.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so
dexterous that the manner of performance escapes
observation.
The world hath many subtle
sleights.
Latimer.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras.
Sleight of hand, legerdemain;
prestidigitation.
Sleight (?), n. [OE. sleighte,
sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl&?;g&?; (for
sl&?;g&?;) slyness, cunning, fr. sl&?;gr (for
sl&?;gr) sly, cunning. See Sly.] 1.
Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight
and his covin." Chaucer.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so
dexterous that the manner of performance escapes
observation.
The world hath many subtle
sleights.
Latimer.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." Hudibras.
Sleight of hand, legerdemain;
prestidigitation.
