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Meanings of artifices in English

Harnessing equipment used in horse sports.

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Examples for "artifice"
Examples for "artifice"
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
Usage of artifices in English
1
The very life of the oasis was imperilled by our well-meant artifices.
Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
2
Nevertheless, the commissioners of the Prince were not deceived by such artifices.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 22: 1574-76
3
We lie in wait for, and circumvent each other by multiplied artifices.
Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries / Inter...
4
These more capital artifices I branch out into lesser ones, without number.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 2
5
By various artifices young Sivaji brought a large area under his control.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History
6
Hear how subtle the demon is, and stand firm against her artifices.
Droll Stories — Volume 2
7
What was more, they preserved the peace in spite of Adrian's artifices.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5
8
His artifices will ever lay my fame and happiness at his mercy.
Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale
9
They resisted her magic and employed subterfuges and artifices of their own.
Ilse Witch
10
A downfall may be justly dreaded when we employ artifices or treachery.
Don Garcia of Navarre; Or, the Jealous Prince. A Heroic Comedy i...
11
No artifices imposed upon him, and he acknowledged no master but Christ.
The Life of Froude
12
Neither its sophistries, nor its evasions, nor its artifices will save it.
Dona Perfecta
13
Totally unaccustomed as Stella was to all artifices, instinct was her teacher.
The Point of View
14
Coleman was an exception, but then, Coleman was misled, by extraordinary artifices.
Active Service
15
From the fact that thought delights in artifices which facilitate analysis and language.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson
16
In spite of my efforts and artifices, the reasons remained obscure.
The Bishop and Other Stories
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