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† ˈDædal, n. Obs.
In 7 Dædale, Dedal(l.
[ad. L. Dædal-us: see below. Cf. F. Dédale maze.]
1. An anglicized form of the proper name Dædalus; a skilful artificer or fabricator like Dædalus.
[1619H. Hutton Foll. Anat. A v a (Stanford), My lame-legd Muse..Yet doth aspire with Dedall's wings.] c1630Drummond of Hawthornden Poems Wks. (1711) 18 The Silk-worm of Love. A Dædale of my death.
2. A maze or labyrinth.
1699Evelyn Acetaria (1729) 119 Groves, Labyrinths, Dedals..Close-Walks..and other Relievo's of Topiary and Hortulan architecture. |