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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) [[Subtilty]] of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 13 October 2021
Finesse [1]
(1): ( a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
(2): ( a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
(3): ( v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem.
(4): ( v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.
