Sleight (?), n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl�g� (for sl�g�) slyness, cunning, fr. sl�gr (for sl�gr) sly, cunning. See Sly.] 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. “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.