Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Sleight of hand


sleight (slt)
n.
1. Deftness; dexterity.
2. A clever or skillful trick or deception; an artifice or stratagem.

[Middle English, alteration of sleahthe, from Old Norse slgdh, from slgr, sly.]



in·no·cent (n-snt)
adj.
1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless
2. a. Not experienced or worldly; naive. b. Betraying or suggesting no deception or guile; artless.

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