contrivancyn.
/kənˈtrʌɪvənsi/ rare.
Contriving faculty; = contrivance n. 5.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > inventive or constructive skill
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1877 W. Besant & J. Rice This Son of Vulcan (new ed.) 164 A passionate love for everything that spoke of contrivancy and the mastery of Nature.
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