Labyrinth /(?)/

Lab·y·rinth

Labyrinth

n.
  1. 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.
  2. Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden, having high hedges separating confusingly convoluted passages.
  3. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
    The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found, In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.
    The labyrinth of the mind.
  4. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
    I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the world.
  5. The internal ear. See Note under Ear. (Anat.)
  6. 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. (Metal.)
  7. A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc. (Arch.)