Definition of artifice

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Artifice (n.) Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. [Now the usual meaning.].

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Wile :: Wile (n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement..
Reach :: Reach (n.) An artifice to obtain an advantage.
Swindle :: Swindle (v. t.) To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property..
Practice :: Practice (n.) Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; -- usually in a bad sense.
Fraudulent :: Fraudulent (a.) Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest..
Stratagemical :: Stratagem (n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination..
Filibuster :: Filibuster (v. i.) To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other artifices..
Locksmith :: Locksmith (n.) An artificer whose occupation is to make or mend locks.
Machiavelianism :: Machiavelianism (n.) The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power..
Lapidary :: Lapidary (n.) An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones..
Train :: Train (v. t.) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure..
Wile :: Wile (v. t.) To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to allure.
Finesse :: Finesse (v. i.) To use artifice or stratagem.
Beguile :: Beguile (v. t.) To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure..
Artificer :: Artificer (n.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory..
Artifice :: Artifice (n.) Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.
Malefice :: Malefice (n.) An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.
Tradesman :: Tradesman (n.) A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood depends upon the labor of his hands..
Fraud :: Fraud (n.) Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
Conveyance :: Conveyance (n.) Dishonest management, or artifice..
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