Daedalus
noun
an Athenian architect who built the labyrinth for Minos and made wings for himself and his son Icarus to escape from Crete.
Daedalian
-
a word derived from
Daedalus.
Example Sentences
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It is goldsmith's work; it is Chinese carving; it is Daedalian; it is fine.
From The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: American by Julian Hawthorne
This political basis is that upon which our present form of government rests; but it is strange to see what Daedalian complications, and wheels within wheels, we have contrived to work into the superstructure.
From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Julian Hawthorne
