(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.
(n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
(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.
(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
(n.) Anything fancifully conceived.
(n.) A spectacle or show.
(n.) Opinion; decision.
