artifice
Cross references: 1. art 2. trick ar.ti.fice \'a:rt-*-f*s\ n [MF, fr. L artificium, fr. artific-, artifex artificer, fr. L] art-, ars + facere 1a: an artful stratagem : TRICK 1b: GUILE, TRICKERY 2a: an ingenious device or expedient 2b: INGENUITY, INVENTIVENESS