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finesse (n.)
1520s, from Middle French
finesse
"fineness, subtlety," from Old French
fin
"subtle, delicate" (see
fine
(adj.)).
finesse (v.)
1746, originally as a term in whist; see
finesse
(n.). Related:
Finessed
;
finessing
.