SKLONKLISH
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
Legerdemain
legerdemain
\ˌle-jər-də-ˈmān\
noun
: 1. sleight of hand, 2. a display of skill or adroitness
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French
leger de main
light of hand
Negligible legerdemain is slight sleight of hand.
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