Sleight \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. [Obs.]

``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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)