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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

daedal
    adj 1: complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal
           hand of nature"
    n 1: (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the
         labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned
         wings for himself and his son Icarus [syn: Daedalus,
         Daedal]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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            Our bodies decked in our d[ae]dalian arms.
                                                  --Chapman.
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            The d[ae]dal hand of Nature.          --J. Philips.
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            The doth the d[ae]dal earth throw forth to thee,
            Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser.
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   2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats.
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Thesaurus Results for daedal:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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