n. & v.
n. 1 a network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle for those who try to penetrate it. 2 a complex network of paths or passages; a labyrinth. 3 confusion, a confused mass, etc.
v.tr. (esp. as mazed adj.) bewilder, confuse. mazy adj. (mazier, maziest).
[ ME, orig. as mased (adj.): rel. to AMAZE ]