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. 2012