Legerdemain

  • 31Evocation — This article is about supernatural conjuration. For other uses, see Evocation (disambiguation). Summoning , Summoner , and Conjuration redirect here. For other uses, see Summoning (disambiguation), Summoner (disambiguation), and Conjuration… …

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  • 32Mystery Train (film) — Mystery Train …

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  • 33Black Herman — Benjamin Rucker (born in Amherst, Virginia in 1892 1934) was an American stage magician, better known by his stage name Black Herman. He was the most prominent African American magician of his time. Black Herman learned the art of staged… …

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  • 34china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 35China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 36sleight of hand — 1. skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, esp. for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain. 2. the performance of such feats. 3. a feat of legerdemain. 4. skill in deception. [1350 …

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  • 37conjuring — Art of entertaining by giving the illusion of performing impossible feats. The conjurer is an actor who combines psychology, manual dexterity, and mechanical aids to effect the desired illusion. The form was established by the medieval era, when… …

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  • 38Revolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Sudden or violent change. < N PARAG:Revolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 revolution revolution bouleversement subversion break up Sgm: N 1 destruction destruction &c. 162 Sgm: N 1 sudden change sudden change radical… …

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  • 39juggle — I. v. n. 1. Conjure, play tricks, practise jugglery, practise legerdemain. 2. Practise artifice, practise imposture, cheat. II. n. 1. Trick, piece of legerdemain. 2. Trick, imposture, imposition, deception, cheat, fraud …

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  • 40sleight of hand — noun 1. skill in feats of jugglery or legerdemain. 2. the performance of such feats. 3. a feat of jugglery or legerdemain …