noun, masculine/de.dal/plural: dédales
maze
Synonyms: labyrinthe
Related: dédaléen
Attested 1604 in Antoine de Montchrestien. From Middle French dedalus after Dédale (“Daedalus”), who built the Cretan Labyrinth in Greek mythology, from Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).