adjective
Etymology
Origin of daedal
First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin daedalus “skillful, dexterous,” from Greek daídalos “cunning, cunningly made,” equivalent to daidál(lein) “to work with skill” + -os adjective suffix
Example Sentences
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A mere haircut will no longer salvage the graying mop atop, aside and below his daedal pate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Round his neck he slung that long daedal chain wherefrom St. George, slaying the Dragon, dangles.
From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir
All the phenomena of reflected lights, half lights, and broken lights are brought in and attuned to the great daedal melody of the edifice.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 Creator by Various
I sang of the dancing stars, I sang of the daedal earth, And of heaven, and the giant wars, And love, and death, and birth.
From English Songs and Ballads by Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson)
So, Bodily beauty, where Love is priestess, is a daedal spur to the loftiest worship.
From Hints for Lovers by Haultain, T. Arnold (Theodore Arnold)
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