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n. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which render it difficult to find the way from the interior to the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths. Any intricate or involved enclosure; especially, an ornamental maze or enclosure in a park or garden. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved form, or having a very complicated nature. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty. (Anat.) The internal ear. See Ear.

 - (Metal.) A series of canals through which a stream of water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a ...