1. (n.) A maze; an edifice or place full of intricate passageways; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths\.

2. (n.) Any intricate or involved enclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or enclosure in a park or garden.

3. (n.) Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature.

4. (n.) An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.

5. (n.) The internal ear. See Note under Ear.

6. (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.

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

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