device

1. n. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice. Source: opted

2. n. Power of devising; invention; contrivance. Source: opted

3. n. An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. Source: opted

4. n. Improperly, an heraldic bearing. Source: opted

5. n. Anything fancifully conceived. Source: opted

6. n. A spectacle or show. Source: opted

7. n. Opinion; decision. Source: opted

8. n. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose Source: wordnet

9. n. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect Source: wordnet

10. n. any clever maneuver Source: wordnet

11. n. any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) Source: wordnet

12. n. an emblematic design (especially in heraldry) Source: wordnet

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