Labyrinth

·noun An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.

II. Labyrinth ·noun The internal ear. ·see Note under Ear.

III. Labyrinth ·noun A pattern or design representing a maze, — often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, ·etc.

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

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

VI. Labyrinth ·noun 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.

VII. Labyrinth ·noun 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.