Finesse

·vi To use artifice or stratagem.

II. Finesse ·adj The act of finessing. ·see Finesse, ·vi, 2.

III. Finesse ·adj Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.

IV. Finesse ·vi 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.