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.-power of devising; invention; contrivance.-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.-improperly, an heraldic bearing.-anything fancifully conceived.-a spectacle or show.-opinion; decision.