A conjuring trick or sleight of hand involving the disappearance or clever concealment of an object.
From French 'escamotage,' derived from 'escamoter' (to make disappear), possibly from Italian 'scamozzo' or Spanish influences. Related to sleight and magical deception.
The word 'escamotage' comes from the theatrical world of 17th-century France—magicians and con artists developed their own French vocabulary to describe their illusions!
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