English-Thai Dictionary

legerdemain

N การ เล่นกล  เล่ห์เหลี่ยม  การ หลอกลวง  karn-len-kon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEGER

n.Any thing that lies in a place; that which rests or remains; sometimes used as a noun, but more frequently as an adjective, as a leger ambassador, that is, resident; but the word is now obsolete, except in particular phrases. A leger-line, in music, a line added to the staff of five lines, when more lines than five are wanted, for designating notes ascending or descending.
A leger-book, or leger, a book that lies in the counting house, the book into which merchants carry a summary of the accounts of the journal; usually written ledger.

 

LEGERDEMAIN

n.[See Light. ] Slight of hand; a deceptive performance which depends on dexterity of hand; a trick performed with such art and adroitness, that the manner or art eludes observation. The word is sometimes used adjectively; as a legerdemain trick.

 

LEGERITY

n.Lightness; nimbleness. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEGER

Leg "er, n. Etym: [See Ledger. ]

 

1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [Obs. ]

 

2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [Written also lieger, leiger. ] [Obs. ] Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome. Fuller.

 

3. A ledger.

 

LEGER

LEGER Leg "er, a.

 

Defn: Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.

 

LEGER

Leg "er, a. Etym: [F. léger, fr. LL. (assumed ) leviarius, fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity. ]

 

Defn: Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special phrases.] Bacon. Leger line (Mus. ), a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.

 

LEGERDEMAIN

Leg `er *de *main ", n. Etym: [F. léger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See 3d Leger, and Manual. ]

 

Defn: Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick. He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. Spenser. The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon their own souls.South.

 

LEGERDEMAINIST

LEGERDEMAINIST Leg `er *de *main "ist, n.

 

Defn: One who practices sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.

 

LEGERITY

Le *ger "i *ty, n. Etym: [F. légèreté. See 3d Leger. ]

 

Defn: Lightness; nimbleness [Archaic ] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Léger, Fernand

Lé ger, Fernand |lāˈZHā ˈlɛʤər | (1881 –1955 ), French painter. His works include the Contrast of Forms series (1913 ).

 

legerdemain

leg er de main |ˌlejərdəˈmān, ˈlejərdəˌmān ˈˌlɛʤərdəˈˌmeɪn | ▶noun skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks. • deception; trickery. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous, ’ literally ‘light of hand. ’

 

leger line

leg er line |ˈlejər ˈlɛʤər ˌlaɪn | ▶noun Music variant spelling of ledger line. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: leger, variant of ledger .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Léger, Fernand

Léger, Fernand |ˈleɪʒeɪ, French leʒe | (1881 –1955 ), French painter. From about 1909 he was associated with the cubist movement, but then developed a style inspired by machinery and modern technology; works include the Contrast of Forms series (1913 ).

 

legerdemain

legerdemain |ˌlɛdʒədɪˈmeɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] skilful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks. • deception; trickery. ORIGIN late Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous ’, literally ‘light of hand ’.

 

leger line

leger line |ˈlɛdʒə |(also ledger line ) ▶noun Music a short line added for notes above or below the range of a stave. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: leger, variant of ledger .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

legerdemain

legerdemain noun 1 stage magicians practicing legerdemain: sleight of hand, conjuring, magic, wizardry; formal prestidigitation; rare thaumaturgy. 2 a piece of management legerdemain: trickery, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, chicanery, skulduggery, deceit, deception, artifice.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

legerdemain

legerdemain noun 1 stage magicians practising legerdemain: sleight of hand, juggling, conjuring, magic, prestidigitation, wizardry, illusion, dexterity; rare thaumaturgy. 2 a classic piece of management legerdemain: trickery, cunning, artfulness, craftiness, craft, wiles, chicanery, skulduggery, deceit, deception, artifice, cheating, dissimulation, double-dealing, artful argument, specious reasoning, sophistry, humbug, flimflam; Brit. informal jiggery-pokery; archaic stratagem.

 

Duden Dictionary

leger

le ger Adjektiv |leˈʒeːɐ̯ leˈʒɛːɐ̯ |französisch léger < altfranzösisch legier, über das Vulgärlateinische zu lateinisch levis = leicht, leichtfertig 1 (von Benehmen und Haltung ) lässig, zwanglos eine legere Handbewegung | er grüßte leger , hatte die Beine leger übereinandergeschlagen 2 (von Kleidung ) salopp, bequem eine legere Jacke 3 (von der Ausführung o. Ä.) oberflächlich, nachlässig etwas [allzu ] leger handhaben

 

Leger

Le ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |L e ger | zu legen

 

Legerin

Le ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |L e gerin |die Legerin; Genitiv: der Legerin, Plural: die Legerinnen weibliche Form zu Leger

 

French Dictionary

léger

léger , ère adj. adjectif 1 Qui a peu de poids. : Une valise légère. Léger comme une plume. 2 Imprévoyant, désinvolte. : Une personne légère. ANTONYME réfléchi ; sérieux . 3 Qui a peu de force. : Un parfum léger, un vent léger. 4 Petit. : Un bruit léger. SYNONYME imperceptible ; subtil . 5 Qui manque de sérieux. SYNONYME désinvolte ; faible ; imprévoyant . Note Grammaticale Pris adverbialement, le mot est invariable. Ils mangent léger. LOCUTION À la légère Sans réfléchir. : On ne peut prendre une telle décision à la légère. FORME FAUTIVE léger. Anglicisme au sens de maigre. Les caractères maigres (et non *légers ) s ’opposent aux caractères gras. Note Orthographique lég er, lég ère.

 

légèrement

légèrement adv. adverbe 1 De façon légère. : Ils étaient trop légèrement vêtus: ils ont pris froid. 2 Un peu. : Elle était légèrement lasse. Ils sont blessés légèrement. 3 Délicatement. : Massez légèrement. SYNONYME doucement .

 

légèreté

légèreté n. f. nom féminin 1 Caractère de ce qui a peu de poids. : La légèreté d ’une plume. 2 Caractère de ce qui est peu grave. : La légèreté d ’une faute. 3 Imprudence. : Elle a fait preuve de légèreté dans cette affaire: elle n ’a pas réfléchi suffisamment. SYNONYME désinvolture ; insouciance . Note Orthographique l é g è reté.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

leger

leg er /lédʒə r /名詞 C ＝ledger 2 .