Sleight (?), n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. slg (for slg) slyness, cunning, fr. slgr (for slgr) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
1.
Cunning; craft; artful practice.
[Obs.] "His
sleight and his covin."
Chaucer.
2.
An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
The world hath many subtle sleights.
Latimer.
3.
Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Chaucer. "The juggler's
sleight."
Hudibras.
Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.
© Webster 1913.