| 单词 | wire puzzle |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswire puzzle wire puzzle n. a puzzle, the object of which is to disentangle two or more wire shapes linked together in such a way that only one sequence of movements will free them. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > puzzle > [noun] > ring or wire puzzle tarrier1601 tiring-irons1601 wire puzzle1898 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner vii. 69 It happened to be a wire-puzzle winter, and Cornish had the best collection of rings on impossible wire mazes. 1900 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Evening Sentinel 25 Aug. 13/6 I suppose I must forgive him for transforming my new free-wheel bicycle into an American wire puzzle. 1992 S. Prospere Sub Rosa 75 Reverend Dodgson rowed Alice Liddell and her sisters through dull weather from Folly Bridge to Godstow, having left behind wire puzzles and safety pins. < as lemmas |
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