Daedalian

Daedalian
Daedal D[ae]"dal, Daedalian D[ae]*dal"ian, a. [L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ? to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical D[ae]dalus (Gr. ?, lit., the cunning worker).] 1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. [1913 Webster]

Our bodies decked in our d[ae]dalian arms. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]

The d[ae]dal hand of Nature. --J. Philips. [1913 Webster]

The doth the d[ae]dal earth throw forth to thee, Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Daedalian — or Daedalean [dē dāl′ē ən, dē dāl′yən] adj. 1. of Daedalus 2. [d ] DAEDAL * * * See Daedalus. * * * …   Universalium

  • Daedalian — or Daedalean [dē dāl′ē ən, dē dāl′yən] adj. 1. of Daedalus 2. [d ] DAEDAL …   English World dictionary

  • Daedalian Opus — Developer(s) Vic Tokai Publisher(s) SunSoft Platform(s) Game Boy …   Wikipedia

  • Daedalian Opus — Éditeur Vic Tokai, SunSoft Développeur Vic Tokai Date de sortie 20 avril 1990 (Japon) Juin 1990 (États Unis) Genre Réflexion …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Daedalian — adjective see Daedalus …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Daedalian — adjective a) Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful. b) Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy …   Wiktionary

  • Daedalian — (Roget s Thesaurus II) or Daedalean adjective Difficult to understand because of intricacy: byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled. See SIMPLE …   English dictionary for students

  • daedalian — adj. cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious …   English contemporary dictionary

  • daedalian — a. Intricate, maze like, mazy, daedal …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • daedalian — dae·da·li·an …   English syllables

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