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Legerdemain

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Fr. leger-de-main, i.e. light or sleight of hand), the name given specifically to that form of conjuring in which the performer relies on dexterity of manipulation rather than on mechanical apparatus. See Conjuring.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Legerdemain'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​l/legerdemain.html. 1910.
 
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