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(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Finesse'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/finesse.html. 1828.
 
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