LEGERDEMAIN


Meaning of LEGERDEMAIN in English

— legerdemainist , n.

/lej'euhr deuh mayn"/ , n.

1. sleight of hand.

2. trickery; deception.

3. any artful trick.

[ 1400-50; late ME legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne ]

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