Artificing

It would be a mistake to conflate figurative language with directly referential language, but it is equally a mistake, I think, to treat this sort of "poetic" articulation as autotelic artificing. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

In essence, the question of quality is disregarded as entirely subjective and the condemnation is made on the basis of the very artificing that is essential to that quality. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

We might be replaying or artificing scenarios simply for the fun of it. ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

To me sentience is an aesthetic system, a mode of artificing, the process and the products of that process, the materials and methods of creation, the acts of creation, and the resultant creations themselves, simultaneously and inextricably abstract and concrete. ❋ Hal Duncan (2007)

Certain processes of the all-mother, the great artificing wisdom of the power that works and weaves in silence and in darkness, when viewed in the light of the established opinion of some of the little individuals created by it, are considered very vile. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Probably all I'd ever do about spaceflight was some of the engineering, with help from my wife on some of the artificing. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1999)

The thread of thought running through the poem is slight as the plot of dreams, -- breaks, perhaps, if you take it up too abruptly; but how beautiful are the hues and the artificing of the jewels strung upon it! ❋ Various (N/A)

Yet in spite of all this backwardness in invention, the city is full of beautiful workmanship in every branch of artificing, and the Venetians are still the best sailors in the Adriatic. ❋ William Dean Howells (1878)

This time I've included some things I didn't put in the other videos like blacksmithing, underwater fighting, artificing, leatherworking, adventuring parties, a boat ride ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

[You are] an [artifical Chicano]. ❋ Chicano Chavez Jr (2020)

[John] has to [take] [artifical happiness]. ❋ Deep Blue 2012 (2010)

[Keili] : Have you seen Caleb's [men's artifical man hairs]? Jorie :Yea their long and straight but his hairs curly so its weird! Keili: I know right they gotta go! or Jorie:[I love men's] artifical man hairs on guys it's attractive as heck Keili: Get that out of here you crazy ! ❋ Lil_ Baby _skate (2018)

Nintendo is only selling due to artifical shortage. [Ninty] holds back [stocks] to create demand. It's not that they're actually [running out]. Five year old hardware isn't that hard to mass produce, ;)" ❋ Cota (2007)

That's a [big] artifical reef. ❋ Sussy Amogus Imposter#7 (2021)

[Artif]? ❋ 1234567890!!@#$%^&*() (2020)