Found 2 items, similar to Daedal.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: daedal
daedal
adj : complex and ingenious in design or function;
“the daedal
hand of nature”
n : (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the
Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned
wings for himself and his sone Icarus [syn:
Daedalus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Daedal
Daedal
\D[ae]"dal\, Daedalian
\D[ae]*dal"ian\, a. [L. daedalus
cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ? to work cunningly. The
word also alludes to the mythical D[ae]dalus (Gr. ?, lit.,
the cunning worker).]
1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful;
artistic; ingenious.
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Our bodies decked in our d[ae]dalian arms.
--Chapman.
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The d[ae]dal hand of Nature. --J. Philips.
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The doth the d[ae]dal earth throw forth to thee,
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser.
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2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats.
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