Daedalus
noun
an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
Daedalean
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a word derived from
Daedalus.
Example Sentences
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A figured dance succeeds; such once was seen In lofty Gnossus for the Cretan queen, Form'd by Daedalean art; a comely band Of youths and maidens, bounding hand in hand.
From The Iliad by Alexander Pope
Whoever endeavors, O Iulus, to rival Pindar, makes an effort on wings fastened with wax by art Daedalean, about to communicate his name to the glassy sea.
From The Works of Horace by Horace
