legerdemain
noun/ˈledʒədəmeɪn/
/ˈledʒərdəmeɪn/
(from French, formal) (also sleight of hand)
[uncountable]- movements of your hand that are done with skill so that other people cannot see themWord Originlate Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous’, literally ‘light of hand’.
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