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Later appraisals adduced that the enigmatic piece was an apron, a garment or a military banner, before analysts in 20th century Vienna agreed: It was a headdress.

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Yet he remained an enigmatic figure, staying out of the limelight, making few public statements.

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The dubious Cortes becomes Two-Face, while Poison Ivy appears as an enigmatic goddess.

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The memory of humans and other living beings is an enigmatic phenomenon tied to the property of consciousness, among other things.

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The artist-turned-filmmaker even incorporates a striking image from one of his oils — that of a translucent horselike creature — as an enigmatic visual motif that proves more ponderous than poetic.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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