Sleight (?), n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl&?;g&?; (for
sl&?;g&?;) slyness, cunning, fr. sl&?;gr (for sl&?;gr) sly, cunning.
See Sly.] 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and
his covin." Chaucer.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner
of performance escapes observation.
The world hath many subtle sleights.
Latimer.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's
sleight." Hudibras.
Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
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