labyrinth
lab.y.rinth \'lab-*-.rin(t)th, -r*n(t)th\ n [ME laborintus, fr. L labyrinthus, fr. Gk labyrinthos] 1a: a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alley s 1b: a maze (as in a garden) formed by paths separated by high hedges 2: something extremely complex or tortuous in structure, arrangement, or ch aracter : INTRICACY, PERPLEXITY 3: a tortuous anatomical structure; esp : the internal ear or its b ony or membranous part