Device

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.

something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery)