Finesse /(? [or] ?)/

1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.

   This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery.

2. The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. (Whist Playing)

imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing

1. To use artifice or stratagem.
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. (Whist Playing)