praestigiae

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praestī̆gĭae: ārum (rare in the sing.;
I praestigiae, Prud. Peristeph. 2, 86), f. praestinguo, deceptions, illusions, jugglers' tricks, sleights, feats of legerdemain; lit. and trop. (class.; cf. captio): patent praestigiae, Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 9: verborum, deceptive use of words, Cic. Fin. 4, 27, 74: quasi praestigiis quibusdam et captionibus depelli, id. Ac. 2, 14, 45: omnes meos dolos, fallacias, Praestigias praestrinxit commoditas patris, Caecil. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73 (Com. Rel. p. 59 Rib.): non per praestigias, sed palam compilare, by stratagem, secretly, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 24, § 53; Liv. 6, 15 fin.: Graecae istorum praestigiae philosophari sese dicentium, Gell. 13, 23, 2: nubium, the deceptive images formed by the clouds, App. de Mundo, p. 23, 32.—In sing.: praestigiae plausum petere, Quint. 4, 1, 77; so Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 24 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

præstīgĭæ,¹⁴ ārum, f., fantasmagories, illusions : nubium Apul. Mund. 16, figures fantastiques des nuages