Main Entry: lab·y·rinth

Pronunciation: \ˈla-bə-ˌrin(t)th, -rən(t)th\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English laborintus, from Latin labyrinthus, from Greek labyrinthos

Date: 14th century

1 a : a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys b : a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges
2 : something extremely complex or tortuous in structure, arrangement, or character : intricacy, perplexity <a labyrinth of swamps and channels> <guided them through the labyrinths of city life — Paul Blanshard>
3 : a tortuous anatomical structure; especially : the internal ear or its bony or membranous part