Labyrinth

Definition of Labyrinth

Lab´y`rinth

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. - 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.
	7.	(Arch.) A pattern or design representing a maze, - often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.

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