English Dictionary

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.
Source : opted (42354)  - auto

Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
Source : opted (42355)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (42356)  - auto

Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
Source : opted (42357)  - auto

Anything fancifully conceived.
Source : opted (42358)  - auto

A spectacle or show.
Source : opted (42359)  - auto

Opinion; decision.
Source : opted (42360)  - auto