labyrinth

labyrinth is a Noun

Definition:

[1] 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.

[2] Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden.

[3] Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature. The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found, In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. Milton. The labyrinth of the mind. Tennyson.

[4] An inextricable or bewildering difficulty. I` the maze and winding labyrinths o` the world. Denham.

[5] The internal ear. See Note under Ear.

[6] 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. Ure.

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