Crossword clues for jugglery
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jugglery \Jug"gler*y\, n. [OE. & OF. joglerie, F. jonglerie.]
The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand.
Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The art of a juggler (i.e. trickery or deception). 2 (context countable English) An instance of such trickery or deception.
WordNet
n. artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery"
the performance of a juggler
Usage examples of "jugglery".
A succession of hasty directions to the leading cabman, one of the most docile of men, ended in the performance of a marvellous piece of jugglery with the big trunk, which he first balanced for an infinitesimal period of time on his nose, and then caught with his big toe.
Even intellect condescends to intellectual jugglery, balancing thoughts as a juggler balances pipes on his chin.
I have seen many splendid pageants and many sights, each of which might be the talk of a lifetime, but somehow nothing ever so engrossing, so thrilling, as that ghostly figure in flowing robes stealing across the piazza in starlight and silence--the princess of a broken kingdom, the priestess of a forgotten faith coming to her station to perform a jugglery of which she knew not even the meaning.
For juggleries of this kind could not be difficult for the demons if permitted by the judgment of God.