Labyrinth
Definition of labyrinth:
part of speech: noun
( orig.) A building consisting of halls connected by intricate passages: a place full of inextricable windings: an inexplicable difficulty: the cavities of the internal ear.
part of speech: noun
The complex internal ear, bony or membranous; the portions of kidney cortex with the uriniferous tubules; the tracheal tympanum.
part of speech: noun
A series of passages winding in and out of each other; a maze; a difficulty which cannot be solved; as, a labyrinth of doubt; the winding tubes of the inner ear.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for labyrinth:
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Ah, where was this labyrinth to lead, and who was to throw him the guiding thread?
"The Grey Cloak", Harold MacGrath. -
Door after door, passage after passage; a labyrinth of stone and iron.
"Bred in the Bone", James Payn. -
I could not find it, till you lent a clue To that close labyrinth how then should they?
"The Works Of John Dryden, Vol. 7 (of 18) The Duke of Guise; Albion and Albanius; Don Sebastian", John Dryden.