See also:

• PRESTIDIGITATION (from Lat. praesto, ready, and digitus, finger)

PRESTIDIGITATION (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. praesto, ready, and digitus, See also:

• FINGER

finger)  , the See also:

• ART

art of See also:

• CONJURING

conjuring by nimble-fingered dexterity, particularly as opposed to the use of See also:

• MECHANICAL

mechanical devices (see CONJURING) . The Latin praestigium, illusion, praestigiae tricks, and praestigiator, See also:

• JUGGLER (Lat. joculator, jester)

juggler (from prae, before, and stingere, to prick), See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover the same meaning though differently derived .