the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Labyrinth
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.
(2):
(n.) The internal ear. See Note under Ear.
(3):
(n.) Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.
(6):
(n.) A pattern or design representing a maze, - often inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.
(7):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Labyrinth'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/labyrinth.html. 1828.
