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LEGERDEMAIN (Fr. leger-de-main, i.e. light or sleight of hand)

LEGERDEMAIN (Fr. leger-de-See also:
MAIN (from the Aryan root which appears in " may " and " might," and Lat. magnus, great)
MAIN (Lat. Moenus)
main, i.e. See also:
LIGHT
light or sleight of See also:
HAND
HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)
hand) , the name given specifically to that See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

CONJURING

conjuring in which the performer relies on dexterity of manipulation rather than on See also:

MECHANICAL

mechanical apparatus .

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