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Noun
/ˈärtəfis/,
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artifices, plural;
  1. Clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others
    • - artifice and outright fakery
    • - the style is not free from the artifices of the period
  1. ruse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
  2. Deception, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, and subterfuge are acts to propagate beliefs that are not true, or not the whole truth (as in half-truths or omission). Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. ...
  3. a crafty but underhanded deception; a trick played out as an ingenious, but artful, ruse; a strategic maneuver that uses some clever means to avoid detection or capture; a tactical move to gain advantage
  4. n.   1. An artful or crafty expedient; a stratagem. 2. Subtle but base deception; trickery. 3. Cleverness or skill; ingenuity. [French, from Old French, craftsmanship, from Latin artificium, from artifex, artific-, craftsman]
  5. (n) : a cunning, trick