n. & v.
--n.
1. refinement.
2 subtle or delicate manipulation.
3 artfulness, esp. in handling a difficulty tactfully.
4 Cards an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not the highest held.
--v.
1. intr. & tr. use or achieve by finesse.
2 Cards a intr. make a finesse. b tr. play (a card) by way of finesse.
3 tr. evade or trick by finesse.
Etymology: F, rel. to FINE(1)