meaning of labyrinths

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.
3.
Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
4.
An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
5.
The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
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.
7.
A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
8.
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost


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