Legerdemain
41conjure — [kun′jər, kän′jər; ] for vi.1 & vt.1 [ kən joor′] vi. conjured, conjuring [ME conjuren < OFr conjurer < L conjurare, to swear together, conspire < com , together + jurare, to swear: see JURY1] 1. Obs. to be sworn in a conspiracy 2. in… …
42prestigious — [pres tij′əs, prestē′jəs] adj. [L praestigiosus, full of deceitful tricks < praestigium, delusion: see PRESTIGE] 1. Archaic of or characterized by legerdemain or deceptionof or characterized by legerdemain or deception 2. [re formed from… …
43logodaedaly — ˌlägəˈdēdəlē, ˈded noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin logodaedalia, from Late Greek logodaidalia, from Greek logodaidalos skilled in verbal legerdemain (from log speech, word + daidalos skillful, ingeniously formed) + ia y more at condole :… …
44leg|er|de|main — «LEHJ uhr duh MAYN», noun. 1. sleight of hand; conjuring tricks; jugglery: »A common trick of legerdemain is to take rabbits from an apparently empty hat. SYNONYM(S): prestidigitation. 2. Figurative. trickery; deception; …
45le|ger|i|ty — «luh JEHR uh tee», noun. lightness; nimbleness: »Alighting with the legerity of a cat, he…was off, like a streak of lightning (New Yorker). ╂[< Middle French légèreté < léger quick (see etym. under legerdemain (Cf. ↑legerdemain)) + …
46Celestial magic — Magic Mag ic, n. [OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ?. See {Magic}, a., and {Magi}.] 1. A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or… …
47Compound lever — Lever Le ver (l[=e] v[ e]r or l[e^]v [ e]r; 277), n. [OE. levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise, L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Elevate} …
48conjurer — Juggler Jug gler, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor, jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester, joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest, joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.] [1913 Webster] 1 …
49Conjurer — Con jur*er, n. 1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand. [1913 Webster] Dealing with witches and with conjurers. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …
50deft — (d[e^]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. {Daft},… …
