lăbyrinthus, i, m., = λαβύρινθος,
I a labyrinth, a building with many winding passages; e. g. that built by Psammetichus on Lake Moeris, in Middle Egypt, and containing 3000 chambers , Mel. 1, 9, 5; Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 84; but esp. that built by Daedalus, near Cnossus, in Crete , id. 36, 13, 19, § 85; Sen. Ep. 44, 6; Ov. M. 8, 159; Juv. 1, 53; Verg. A. 5, 588.—
B Trop., a maze, tangle, bewildering intricacy : inextricabilis negotii, Sid. Ep. 2, 5.—
II Hence,
A lăbyrinthēus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a labyrinth, labyrinthine : flexus, Cat. 64, 114.—
B lăbyrinthĭcus , a, um, adj., of a labyrinth, labyrinthine, intricate : viae, Sid. Ep. 9, 13: quaestionum insolubilitas, id. ib. 11, 4.