ænigma

Noun

 * 1) * 1725, Theſaurus Ænigmaticus : Or, A Collection of the Moſt Ingenious and Diverting Ænigma’s or Riddles : The Whole Being Deſign’d for Universal Entertainment; And in Particular for the Exerciſe of the Fancies of the Curious. To which is Prefix’d : A Preface, and a Diſcourſe of Ænigma’s in General., in the book title{1} and on many other pages{2} & {3} (J. Wilford):
 * {1} Theſaurus Ænigmaticus : Or, A Collection of the Moſt Ingenious and Diverting Ænigma’s or Riddles : The Whole Being Deſign’d for Universal Entertainment; And in Particular for the Exerciſe of the Fancies of the Curious. To which is Prefix’d : A Preface, and a Diſcourſe of Ænigma’s in General.
 * {2} An Ænigma, or Riddle, is a dirk Deſcription…
 * {3} …to Man, than to offer and ſolve difficult Queſtions, affecting by that ſome Recommendation of Wit above the reſt. We muſt not therefore imagine that Ænigma’s…
 * {3} …to Man, than to offer and ſolve difficult Queſtions, affecting by that ſome Recommendation of Wit above the reſt. We muſt not therefore imagine that Ænigma’s…