(1):
(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.
(2):
(n.) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
(3):
(n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.
(4):
(n.) A spectacle or show.
(5):
(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.
(6):
(n.) Opinion; decision.
(7):
(n.) Anything fancifully conceived.