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Daedalian
{
, Dæ′dal
,Dæ-dal′ian
}Adj.
[L.
daedalus
cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. [GREEK]
; cf. [GREEK]
to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus (Gr. [GREEK]
, lit., the cunning worker).] 1.
Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.
Our bodies decked in our
dædalian
arms. Chapman.
The
dædal
hand of Nature. J. Philips.
The doth the
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.
dædal
earth throw forth to thee,Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.
Spenser.
2.
Crafty; deceitful.
[R.]
Keats.