SLEIGHT
\slˈa͡ɪt], \slˈaɪt], \s_l_ˈaɪ_t]\
Definitions of SLEIGHT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
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Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
By Oddity Software
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An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
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Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
By Noah Webster.
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Skill; expertness; artful trick: sleight of hand, a trick or tricks requiring expert use of the hands.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Dexterity in manipulation; a jugglers trick.
By James Champlin Fernald
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