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Meanings of artifice in English

Portuguese
truque
Catalan
estratagema
Spanish
artificio

A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).

truque

Harnessing equipment used in horse sports.

Usage of artifice in English
1
Beetles and artifice, Beetles and industry, they always went hand in hand.
Empire in black and gold
2
Her words rang true; there was no flattery or artifice in them.
Beatrice
3
The provost, however, had never wasted his time with such petty artifice.
Inferno
4
In that sense, cinema was more at home to artifice and theatricality.
The Irish Times
5
It's probably just an artifice of the particular metric that Ed chose.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
6
Simple and primitive was it as was the Red One's consummate artifice.
The Red One
7
It was the depth of artifice, and I discovered it too late.
The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 2 (of 2)
8
She slumped forward, only the artifice of the chair keeping her upright.
Timeless
9
Who are the critics of the falseness of artifice in the Play?
Shakespeare Study Programs; The Comedies
10
The artifice would no doubt effectually overthrow the assertion of good faith.
An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, ...
11
The friends of the ruined minister had recourse to an ingenious artifice.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
12
Gray makes use of the same artifice, and with the same success.
The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays
13
All their hopes of escape depended on the success of the artifice.
The Prairie
14
But if Chryssa sensed artifice within my blessing, she didn't let on.
Lily of the Nile
15
Let us invent some artifice to fit in with his coarse nature.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
16
The artifice succeeds, the assassins are thrust out instead of being chastised.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common