Labyrinth

n.

An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.

n.

Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.

n.

Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.

n.

An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.

n.

The internal ear. See Note under Ear.

n.

A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a metal.

n.

A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.


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