— mazedly /mayzd"lee, may"zid-/ , adv. — mazedness , n. — mazelike , adj.
/mayz/ , n. , v. , mazed, mazing .
n.
1. a confusing network of intercommunicating paths or passages; labyrinth.
2. any complex system or arrangement that causes bewilderment, confusion, or perplexity: Her petition was lost in a maze of bureaucratic red tape.
3. a state of bewilderment or confusion.
4. a winding movement, as in dancing.
v.t.
5. Chiefly Dial. to daze, perplex, or stupefy.
[ 1250-1300; ME mase, n. use of aph. var. of amasen to AMAZE ]