Ar"ti*fact (?), n. [L. ars,
artis, art + facere, factum, to make.]
1.
(Archæol.)
A product of human
workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art
as distinguished from natural objects.
2.
(Biol.)
A structure or appearance
in protoplasm due to death or the use of reagents and not present
during life.
© Webster 1913.