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A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pion by the Chilians.
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imp. & p. p.
of Puzzle
v. t.
To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
v. i.
To be bewildered, or perplexed.
n.
The state of being puzzled; perplexity.
v. i.
To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.
a.
Having the head full of confused notions.
n.
That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or poses.
v. t.
To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by embarrassment.
v. t.
To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out; as, to puzzle out a mystery.
n.
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.
n.
One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes.
n.
To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem.
n.
Something intricately contrived; a contrived; a puzzle.
v.
The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a puzzle.
v. t.
To make intricate; to entangle.
n.
One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people, and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.
v. i.
To be embarrassed or puzzled; to hesitate; to be deterred, as by scruples; to scruple; -- often with at.
a.
A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.
n.
The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively.
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