[ 'lab(ə)rɪnθ ]
■ noun
1》 a complicated irregular network of passages or paths.
↘an intricate and confusing arrangement.
2》 Anatomy a complex fluid-filled bony structure in the inner ear which contains the organs of hearing and balance.
Derivatives
~ian adjective
Origin
ME (referring to the maze constructed by Daedalus in Gk mythology to house the Minotaur): from Fr. ~e or L. ~us , from Gk laburinthos .