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Daedalian

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Daedal \D[ae]"dal\, Daedalian \D[ae]*dal"ian\, a. [L. daedalus
   cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ? to work cunningly. The
   word also alludes to the mythical D[ae]dalus (Gr. ?, lit.,
   the cunning worker).]
   1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful;
      artistic; ingenious.

            Our bodies decked in our d[ae]dalian arms.
                                                  --Chapman.

            The d[ae]dal hand of Nature.          --J. Philips.

            The doth the d[ae]dal earth throw forth to thee, Out
            of her fruitful, abundant flowers.    --Spenser.

   2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats.
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