finesse
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The whistles ceased; the song was "'Lindy": "Come, smilin' 'Lindy Lowe, to meet to paht no mo', On de finess boat dat eveh float' In de O—hi—o, De Mas-sis-sip-pi aw de O—hi—o."
From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by Cable, George Washington
"The injured Men of Property recur to finess, trick, and Stratagem," to outwit them: True; These may proceed from a Lust of domination in some of both parties.
From The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 4 by Cushing, Harry Alonzo
Madame Nancanou an' heh daughtah livin' upstair an' rissy-ving de finess soci'ty in de Province!--an' me?--downstair' meckin' pill!
From The Grandissimes by Cable, George Washington
What makes the finess of these Lines else?
From A Full Enquiry into the Nature of the Pastoral (1717) by Purney, Thomas
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