n.
Pronunciation: ' de-d ə -l ə s, ' d ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Daidalos
Date: 1546
: the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment
– Dae · da · lian or Dae · da · lean \ di- ' d ā l-y ə n \ adjective