- (a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
- (v.i.) To use artifice or stratagem.
- (a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "finesse" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/finesse/definitions/2008078> |