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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Finesse

/fĭn-ĕs'/ · Fi·nesse · IPA /fɪˈnɛs/
01 n. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
  1. 1.
    Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
    “This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery.” — Milton.
  2. 2.
    The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.(Whist Playing) See: Finesse
02 v. i. To use artifice or stratagem.
imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing
  1. 1.
    To use artifice or stratagem.
  2. 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)