Meaning Of Finesse

a.

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

a.

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

v. i.

To use artifice or stratagem.

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.