SPHINXES
Definition
SPHINXES is the plural of SPHINX.
noun SPHINX: an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret.
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?”