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legerdemain |
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legerdemain [lej-er-de-main] Noun 1. same as sleight of hand 2. cunning deception [Old French: light of hand] legerdemain skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n. See also: Performingskill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n. See also: Magic
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He already sang as nobody on this earth had ever sung before; he practised ventriloquism and gave displays of legerdemain so extraordinary that the caravans returning to Asia talked about it during the whole length of their journey. But this kind of logical legerdemain will never counteract the plain suggestions of justice and common-sense. (I fear now) a little like a professor of legerdemain. |
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