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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
artifice
n 1: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn:
ruse, artifice]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Artifice \Ar"ti*fice\, n. [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer;
ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.]
1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.]
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2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.
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The material universe . . . in the artifice of God,
the artifice of the best Mechanist. --Cudworth.
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3. Artful or skillful contrivance.
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His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much
artifice. --Craik.
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4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick.
Note: [Now the usual meaning.]
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Those who were conscious of guilt employed
numerous artifices for the purpose of averting
inquiry. --Macaulay.
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Thesaurus Results for Artifice:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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