ARTIFICE


Meaning of ARTIFICE in English

n. 1 a clever device; a contrivance. 2 a cunning. b an instance of this. 3 skill, dexterity.

[ F f. L artificium f. ars artis art, -ficium making f. facere make ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.