Artifice

art′i-fis, n. artificer's work: a contrivance: a trick or fraud.— n. Artif′icer , a workman: an inventor.— adj. Artificial (ärt-i-fish′yal), made by art: not natural: cultivated: not indigenous: feigned: not natural in manners, affected.— v.t. and v.i. Artific′ialise , to render artificial.— ns. Artificial′ity , Artific′ialne .— adv. Artific′ially . [L. artificium — artifex , -ficis , an artificer— ars , artis , and facĕre , to make.]