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Pizzled vs Puzzled - What's the difference?

pizzled | puzzled |

As adjectives the difference between pizzled and puzzled

is that pizzled is (heraldry) having the penis in a different tincture than the rest of the body while puzzled is confused or perplexed.

As a verb puzzled is

(puzzle).

pizzled

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (heraldry) Having the penis in a different tincture than the rest of the body.
    • On his shield was a lion rampant sable, pizzled azure.

    Related terms

    * pizzle

    puzzled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Confused or perplexed.
  • * 1848 , , Vanity Fair , Bradbury and Sons, 11:
    • (...) when the day of the departure came, between her two customs of laughing and crying, Miss Sedley was greatly puzzled how to act.
  • * 1920 , (Herman Cyril McNeile), Bulldog Drummond Chapter 1
    • Once or twice he scratched his head, and stared out of the window with a puzzled frown. And each time, after a brief survey of the other side of Half Moon Street, he turned back again to the breakfast table with a grin.

    Derived terms

    * puzzledly * puzzledness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (puzzle)