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Daedal
Pronunciation : D?"dal, D?*dal"ian
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ; cf. to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical D?dalus (Gr. , lit., the cunning worker).]
Definition : 1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. Our bodies decked in our d?dalian arms. Chapman. The d?dal hand of Nature. J. Philips. The doth the d?dal earth throw forth to thee, Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. Spenser.
2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] Keats.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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