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(1):

(n.) That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

(2):

(n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.

(3):

(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.

(4):

(n.) A spectacle or show.

(5):

(n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance.

(6):

(n.) Opinion; decision.

(7):

(n.) Anything fancifully conceived.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Device'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/device.html. 1828.
 
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