Found 3 items, similar to artifice.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: artifice daya tipu, kelicikan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: artifice artifice n : a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) [syn: ruse]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Artifice 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.] [1913 Webster] 2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work. [1913 Webster] The material universe . . . in the artifice of God, the artifice of the best Mechanist. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster] 3. Artful or skillful contrivance. [1913 Webster] His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much artifice. --Craik. [1913 Webster] 4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. Note: [Now the usual meaning.] [1913 Webster] Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous artifices for the purpose of averting inquiry. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]