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sphinx: Details

Extended reference for the word sphinx.

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Usage Examples

a marble sphinxed chimney-piece

A hot lion with a very bloated stomach ... will adopt either a sphinxed or a squatting posture which takes some of the weight off its belly.

(1900) The sphinxèd riddle of the Universe / Nature's unsolved enigma, who may prove?

Common Misspellings

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