legerdemain : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: legerdemain	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for legerdemain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
legerdemain n an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers Synonym(s): magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Legerdemain \Leg`erdemain"\ (l[ecr]j`[etil]rd[esl]m[amac]n"), n. [F. l[82]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. He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser. The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls. --South.