Difference between revisions of "Finesse"
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| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Middle French, from ''fin'' |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Middle French, from fin
Definitions
- 1: refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
- 2: skillful handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering
- 3: A method of leading up to a ten ace, as in bridge, in order to prevent an opponent from winning the trick with an intermediate card.
- 4: A stratagem in which one appears to decline an advantage.
- 5: Elegant and classy sense of style, for both men and women.
