labyrinthicadj.

Brit.

/ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθɪk/, U.S.

/ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnˌθɪk/

Forms: 1600s laborynthick, 1600s laborynthicke, 1600s labyrinthick, 1600s labyrinthicke, 1700s– labyrinthic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin labyrinthicus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin labyrinthicus tortuous, labyrinthine (5th cent.) < classical Latin labyrinthus labyrinth n. + -icus -ic suffix. Compare Middle French labirinthique , French labyrinthique (1549). Compare slightly earlier labyrinthical adj. N.E.D. (1901) cites a Greek form λαβυρινθικός, but this is apparently unattested.

1. = labyrinthine adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex

knottya1225

curiousc1400

labyrinthialc1540

labyrinthian1588

labyrinthicala1631

labyrinthic1632

labyrinthine1775

1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids v. 140 Much like the Laborynthick maze which stands In Creet [L. ut quondam Creta fertur Labyrinthus in alta], enclos'd with walls most intricate.

1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 20 Its [sc. an oath] craft and labyrinthick intricacie.

1764 H. Halkerston Considerations Man 29 Lost and bewildered in the labyrinthic maze.

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 27 529 The labyrinthic paths of hypothesis and fiction.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 12/2 In that labyrinthic combination, each Part overlaps, and indents, and indeed runs quite through the other.

1921 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Dec. 1071/2 The deafness is, in some cases, due to oto-sclerosis..and in other cases to labyrinthic disease.

1978 SubStance 6 22 Reflected in the works themselves, in their imagery, their protagonists, their labyrinthic plots, and in their narrative structures.

2015 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 11 Oct. e6 (caption) Sir Thomas Sharpe..is framed and shaped by his ancestral home, which is possibly the most elaborate, labyrinthic set that director Del Toro has ever constructed.

2. Palaeontology. Of or relating to the labyrinthine infolding of the dentine and enamel that is characteristic of the teeth of labyrinthodont amphibians; designating such teeth. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having teeth > showing structure of the teeth

labyrinthic1841

labyrinthine1842

labyrinthian1854

1841 R. Owen Rep. Brit. Fossil Reptiles 182 The same formation in Wirtemberg from which the labyrinthic teeth of the so-called Mastodonsaurus have been derived.

1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/2 The complicated or labyrinthic structure exhibited by transverse sections of the teeth of typical Labyrinthodonts.

1902 Encycl. Americana I. at Archegosaurus It is allied to the reptiles by the persistence of the chorda dorsalis, and the branchial arches.., and by the presence of labyrinthic teeth, as in Labyrinthodon.

1971 J. O. I. Spoczynska Fossils xi. 124 Evidence of relationship with the primitive ganoids is clearly shown in the labyrinthic structure of the teeth.

Compounds

labyrinthic cavity n. Anatomy the cavity in the petrous bone containing the labyrinth, or the labyrinth itself (see labyrinth n. 3a).

ΚΠ

1838 T. W. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 536/2 In many fishes the labyrinthic cavity forms one with that of the cranium.

1976 Brain Res. 114 503 The orientation of the macula in the labyrinthic cavity.

2008 F. Veillon et al. in J. Hodler et al. Dis. Brain, Head & Neck, Spine 146/1 The labyrinthic cavities are involved by five pathologies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	labyrinthic
释义	labyrinthicadj. Brit. /ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθɪk/, U.S. /ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnˌθɪk/ Forms: 1600s laborynthick, 1600s laborynthicke, 1600s labyrinthick, 1600s labyrinthicke, 1700s– labyrinthic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin labyrinthicus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin labyrinthicus tortuous, labyrinthine (5th cent.) < classical Latin labyrinthus labyrinth n. + -icus -ic suffix. Compare Middle French labirinthique , French labyrinthique (1549). Compare slightly earlier labyrinthical adj. N.E.D. (1901) cites a Greek form λαβυρινθικός, but this is apparently unattested. 1. = labyrinthine adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex knottya1225 curiousc1400 labyrinthialc1540 labyrinthian1588 labyrinthicala1631 labyrinthic1632 labyrinthine1775 1632 J. Vicars tr. Virgil XII Aeneids v. 140 Much like the Laborynthick maze which stands In Creet [L. ut quondam Creta fertur Labyrinthus in alta], enclos'd with walls most intricate. 1642 J. Vicars God in Mount 20 Its [sc. an oath] craft and labyrinthick intricacie. 1764 H. Halkerston Considerations Man 29 Lost and bewildered in the labyrinthic maze. 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 27 529 The labyrinthic paths of hypothesis and fiction. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. iv. 12/2 In that labyrinthic combination, each Part overlaps, and indents, and indeed runs quite through the other. 1921 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 24 Dec. 1071/2 The deafness is, in some cases, due to oto-sclerosis..and in other cases to labyrinthic disease. 1978 SubStance 6 22 Reflected in the works themselves, in their imagery, their protagonists, their labyrinthic plots, and in their narrative structures. 2015 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 11 Oct. e6 (caption) Sir Thomas Sharpe..is framed and shaped by his ancestral home, which is possibly the most elaborate, labyrinthic set that director Del Toro has ever constructed. 2. Palaeontology. Of or relating to the labyrinthine infolding of the dentine and enamel that is characteristic of the teeth of labyrinthodont amphibians; designating such teeth. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having teeth > showing structure of the teeth labyrinthic1841 labyrinthine1842 labyrinthian1854 1841 R. Owen Rep. Brit. Fossil Reptiles 182 The same formation in Wirtemberg from which the labyrinthic teeth of the so-called Mastodonsaurus have been derived. 1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/2 The complicated or labyrinthic structure exhibited by transverse sections of the teeth of typical Labyrinthodonts. 1902 Encycl. Americana I. at Archegosaurus It is allied to the reptiles by the persistence of the chorda dorsalis, and the branchial arches.., and by the presence of labyrinthic teeth, as in Labyrinthodon. 1971 J. O. I. Spoczynska Fossils xi. 124 Evidence of relationship with the primitive ganoids is clearly shown in the labyrinthic structure of the teeth. Compounds labyrinthic cavity n. Anatomy the cavity in the petrous bone containing the labyrinth, or the labyrinth itself (see labyrinth n. 3a). ΚΠ 1838 T. W. Jones in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 536/2 In many fishes the labyrinthic cavity forms one with that of the cranium. 1976 Brain Res. 114 503 The orientation of the macula in the labyrinthic cavity. 2008 F. Veillon et al. in J. Hodler et al. Dis. Brain, Head & Neck, Spine 146/1 The labyrinthic cavities are involved by five pathologies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1632
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