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Definition of: sleight
(slīt) noun
1. The quality of being skilful in manipulation; mechanical expertness; skill; dexterity.
2. A juggler's trick so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation; feat of legerdemain.
3. Craft; cunning. ♦ Homophone: slight. [<ON slǣgdh slyness]
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