July 26, 2011

Word of the Day: Legerdemain

Legerdemain \lej-ur-duh-MAIN\ noun

1. Sleight of hand.
2. A display of skill, trickery, or artful deception.

Origin:
Legerdemain is from Old French leger de main, literally "light of hand":  leger, "light" + de, "of" + main, "hand."

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