Definition of Labirinth
Labyrinth, a name given to sundry structures composed of winding
passages so intricate as to render it difficult to find the way out, and
sometimes in. Of these structures the most remarkable were those of Egypt
and of Crete. The Egyptian to the E. of Lake Moeris, consisted of an
endless number of dark chambers, connected by a maze of passages into
which it was difficult to find entrance; and the Cretan, built by
Dædalus, at the instance of Minos, to imprison the Minotaur, out of which
one who entered could not find his way out again unless by means of a
skein of thread. It was by means of this, provided him by Ariadne,
Perseus ( q. v.) found his way out after slaying the
Minotaur ( q. v.).
- Wikipedia
Lab"y*rinth (?), n. [L.
labyrinthus, Gr. laby`rinthos: cf. F.
labyrinthe.] 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.
The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found,
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled.
Milton.
The labyrinth of the mind.
Tennyson.
4. An inextricable or bewildering
difficulty.
I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the
world. Denham.
5. (Anat.) The internal ear. See Note
under Ear.
6. (Metal.) 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.
Ure.
7. (Arch.) A pattern or design
representing a maze, -- often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church,
etc.
Syn. -- Maze; confusion; intricacy; windings. --
Labyrinth, Maze. Labyrinth, originally; the name
of an edifice or excavation, carries the idea of design, and
construction in a permanent form, while maze is used of
anything confused or confusing, whether fixed or shifting.
Maze is less restricted in its figurative uses than
labyrinth. We speak of the labyrinth of the ear, or of
the mind, and of a labyrinth of difficulties; but of the
mazes of the dance, the mazes of political intrigue, or
of the mind being in a maze.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Maze, especially underground or covered
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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