Legerdemain (l&ebreve_;j&etilde_;rd&euptack_;mān), n. [F. léger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See 3d Leger, and Manual.] Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick.
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He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. Spenser.
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The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls. South.
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