Human skill or artifice, as opposed to natural or supernatural agency; = art, n.1 12. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > contriving or devising (24) crafta1398 Human skill or artifice, as opposed to natural or supernatural agency; = art, n.1 12. Now rare. artifice1526 The action of an artificer; the making of something by art or skill; craftsmanship, workmanship. Also: the work of an artificer; manual or… contriving1583 The action of contrive, v.1; contrivance; devising. hammering1589 figurative. Devising, contriving, or constructing. contrivement1599 The action of contriving; = contrivance, n. 1. contrival1602 = contrivance, n. mintage1632 In extended use: the fabrication or production of something compared to coinage; esp. the deliberate formation of a new word, phrase, etc. contrivance1644 The way in which a thing has been contrived; the resulting condition, state, or quality. Obsolete. fabrefaction1652 The action or process of fashioning or making (a work of art). artificery1688 The work of an artificer; (skilled) workmanship. Subcategories:— quality of being contrived (1) — that which is contrived, devised, or invented (4) — one who contrives or devises (9) |
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