FINESSING

Verb

finessing

present participle of finesse

Noun

finessing (plural finessings)

The act of handling something with care or skill.

Source: Wiktionary

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FINESSE

Fi`nesse" ( or ), n. Etym: [F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.]

1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery. Milton.

2. (Whist Playing)

Definition: The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.

Fi*nesse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing.]

1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith.

2. (Whist Playing)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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