A devising, planning; a device, design, artifice, contrivance.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means > equipment for any action or undertaking > a device or contrivance (39) compassinga1300 A devising, planning; a device, design, artifice, contrivance. graithc1375 Apparatus, implements, gear, tackle; a structure, contrivance. See also plough graith, n., spinning-graith. (Cf. gear, n. 5) Obsolete exc. dialect. jetc1380 A device, a contrivance. Cf. cast, n. 24. cautelc1440 Applied to things material. quaint?a1450 A curious or clever ornament or device. Also: a cunning trick. Now rare. invention1546 Something devised or produced by original contrivance; a method or means of doing something, an instrument, an art, etc. originated by the… trick1548 concrete. Something devised or contrived; a clever contrivance or invention. Obsolete. rare. frame1558 The action of framing or making; a machination, a contrivance; creation; construction. Obsolete. fashion1562 A device, material or immaterial. Obsolete. device1570 concrete. The result of contriving; something devised or framed by art or inventive power; an invention, contrivance; esp. a mechanical… conveyance1596 concrete. An ingenious device, a contrivance. address1598 Something designed to fulfil a particular function; an appliance. Obsolete. molition1598 A contrivance; an apparatus. rare. fabric1600 A contrivance; an engine or appliance. Obsolete. machine1648 In general use: an apparatus, device, instrument, or implement (now archaic and Canadian regional (Newfoundland)); an appliance; a vending… fancy1665 Inventive design; an invention, original device or contrivance. Cf. fantasy, n. 4d. art1667 Artificial agency or assistance. Obsolete. rare. fanglementa1670 The action of fangling or fashioning; hence, something fashioned or made, an invention, a contrivance. convenience1671 (with a and plural) A particular appliance; a utensil; formerly applied commonly to a conveyance; now often used euphemistically, spec. a… conveniency1725 A convenient thing; = convenience, n. 7. A particular convenient appliance or article; a utensil; formerly, esp. a conveyance or vehicle; = conven… contraption1825 A contrivance, a device (with suggestion of ingenuity rather than effectiveness). affair1835 An object or item that has been created or assembled for a particular purpose, often in a somewhat improvised manner; an invention; a… rig1845 A piece of apparatus or equipment, typically large and more or less elaborate, made for a particular purpose. Subcategories:— set of (4) — which is complicated or cumbrous (1) — gadget (8) — collectively (2) — user or maker of (1) |
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