"Finesse" is a word in ENGLISH
Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice;
stratagem.
The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
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.
To use artifice or stratagem.
Without sanctification, dwell in the state of impurity.
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