Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, L , lābros , lăbyrinthus

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I.a labyrinth, a building with many winding passages; e. g. that built by Psammetichus on Lake Mœris, in Middle Egypt, and containing 3000 chambers, Mel. 1, 9, 5; Plin. 36, 13, 19, § 84; but esp. that built by Dædalus, near Gnossus, in Crete, id. 36, 13, 19, § 85; Sen. Ep. 44, 6; Ov. M. 8, 159; Juv. 1, 53; Verg. A. 5, 588.—

B. Trop., a maze, tangle, bewildering intricacy: “inextricabilis negotii,” Sid. Ep. 2, 5.—

II. Hence,

A. lăbyrinthēus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to a labyrinth, labyrinthine: “flexus,” Cat. 64, 114.—

B. lăbyrinthĭcus , a, um, adj., of a labyrinth, labyrinthine, intricate: “viae,” Sid. Ep. 9, 13: “quaestionum insolubilitas,” id. ib. 11, 4.

A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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