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Meaning of DEVICE

Pronunciation:  di'vIs

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"
  2. [n]  
  3. [n]  an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield"
  4. [n]  any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)
  5. [n]  something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
 
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 Synonyms: gimmick, twist
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*vice"\, n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention,
opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and
estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in
sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr.
deviser. See {Devise}, v. t., and cf. {Devise}, n.]
1. 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.
         His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. --Jer.
                                               li. 11.
         Their recent device of demanding benevolences.
                                               --Hallam.
         He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. --Job v.
                                               12.
2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
         I must have instruments of my own device. --Landor.
3.
   (a) 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}.
   (b) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
             Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by
             devices on their shields.         --Addison.
             A banner with this strange device - Excelsior.
                                               --Longfellow.
4. Anything fancifully conceived. --Shak.
5. A spectacle or show. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
6. Opinion; decision. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.
Syn: Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project;
     stratagem; shift.
Usage: -- {Device}, {Contrivance}. Device implies more of
       inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and
       dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference
       to something worked out for exhibition or show; a
       contrivance usually respects the arrangement or
       disposition of things with reference to securing some
       end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their
       shields; contrivances are generally used to promote
       the practical convenience of life. The word device is
       often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device;
       contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as,
       a useful contrivance.
 
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