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Look up: finesse

  1. finesse
    delicate way of dealing with a situation 
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  2. Finesse
    The quality of being fine, or having a certain flair.
    Found on http://www.chowbaby.com/10_2000/glossary

  3. Finesse
    Distinctive balance; fineness; elegance and flair.
    Found on http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/wi

  4. Finesse
    Delicate and elegant wine
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  5. Finesse
    Fi`nesse' noun [ French, from fin fine. See Fine , adjective ] 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. « This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  6. Finesse
    Fi·nesse' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Finessed ; present participle & verbal noun Finessing .] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith. 2. <...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/31

  7. Finesse
    • (a.) Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. • (v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem. • (a.) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. • (v. i.) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an interme...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. finesse
    ability to handle difficult situations well
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini

  9. Finesse
    Tasting term which means just about what you'd expect it to mean, that the wine is so perfectly balanced that nothing sticks out. All components balance each other in a way which makes the whole thing even more smooth, understated and perfect.
    Found on http://www.edenwines.co.uk/Glossary_f.ht

  10. Finesse
    A play that attempts to win a trick with a certain card, even though the opponents hold a higher card in the suit, by taking advantage of the position of the particular cards.
    Found on http://www.acolbridgeclub.com/index.php?

  11. Finesse
    In contract bridge and similar games, a `finesse` is a technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents. If one can lead up to a finessable position such as ace-queen, an additional trick can be won if the king is positione...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finesse

  12. Finesse
    (Toshiko Akiyoshi album) `Finesse` is a jazz trio album recorded by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi in 1978 and released on the Concord Jazz record label. Track listing: #"Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" (Berlin) – 5:03 #"American Ballad" (Akiyoshi) â€â€...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finesse

  13. Finesse
    (Glenn Jones album) `Finesse` is the first full-length album released by R&B/soul singer Glenn Jones. Released in 1984, the album includes one of Jones` early hits, "Show Me," along with the semi-hit "Bring Back Your Love." Track listing: #"Finesse" - ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finesse



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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