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Chinese puzzle   /tʃaɪnˈiz pˈəzəl/   Listen
Chinese puzzle

noun
1.
Intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes.






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"Chinese puzzle" Quotes from Famous Books



... and some more like the way children blow soap-bubbles; all they care for is, how big they are, and how high they will fly, and how long they will last. And I have heard people preach," the old lady went on, "who seemed most like as if they were laying out a Chinese puzzle, and you had to look sharp to see where the pieces fitted. And some, again, preach sermons as if they were a magistrate reading the Riot Act, only they don't want the people to disperse by any ...
— Diana • Susan Warner



Words linked to "Chinese puzzle" :   puzzle



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