artifex : author, artist, artisan, maker. 


Main Entry: kiad
Pronunciation: 'kI-"ad, 'kE-"ad           
Function: noun           
Inflected Form(s): plural kiads           
Etymology: of Blackfoot origin; akin to Welsh qwydd           
Date: 1992           
1 : obsolete : RIVER           
2 : having the knowledge of many places and times -- more at WISDOM    
3 : characterized by purity and beauty           
4 : possessing or filled with force : FORCEFUL           
5 : of or refering to Cameo Davine           
6 : of or related to a BITCH GODDESS   

Main Entry: ser·a·phim
Pronunciation: 'ser-&-"fim, -"fEm
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Late Latin seraphim, plural, seraphs, from Hebrew serAphIm
Date: 12th century
1 : an order of angels -- see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY
2 singular, plural seraphim : one of the 6-winged angels standing 
in the presence of God
- se·raph·ic /s&-'ra-fik/ adjective
- se·raph·i·cal·ly /-fi-k(&-)lE/ adverb 

Main Entry: ar·ti·fice
Pronunciation: 'är-t&-f&s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin artificium, from artific-, 
artifex artificer, from Latin art-, ars + facere
Date: circa 1604
1 a : clever or artful skill : INGENUITY  b : an ingenious device or expedient
2 a : an artful stratagem : TRICK b : false or insincere behavior 

synonym see TRICK, ART