Chinese puzzle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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A kind of puzzle made of interlocking pieces that must be disassembled and reassembled.
The Consul carried another drink with Yvonne’s letters into an inner room, one of the boxes in the Chinese puzzle.
1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 343:
- (figuratively, idiomatic) A senseless situation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese puzzles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |