单词 | puzzle-brain |
释义 | > as lemmaspuzzle-brain ΚΠ 1767 T. Nugent New Pocket Dict. French & Eng. i. s.v. Casse-tête, puzzle brain, heady wine. 1796 ‘P. Puzzlewell’ Choice Coll. Riddles, Charades, Rebusses iii. 88 My whole of the dress is a part; But whether the beaus or the belles wear it here, Must be left to the puzzle-brain art. 1870 W. Thornbury Tour Eng. I. v. 108 After all these puzzle-brain theories, the result is..no great enlargement of knowledge. 1874 J. S. Blackie On Self-culture 60 They are mostly crotchet-mongers and puzzle-brains. < as lemmas |
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