maze

  • 11Maze — Maze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mazing}.] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12Maze — Maze, v. i. To be bewildered. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13maze — [ meız ] noun 1. ) count an arrangement of closely connected paths separated by tall bushes or trees. The paths often do not lead anywhere, and you have to use your memory and skill to get through. a ) singular a set of many small streets, paths …

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  • 14Mazé — Surtout porté en Bretagne (29), également présent en Normandie, c est une forme bretonne du prénom Matthieu. On trouve aussi la forme Mazéo dans les Côtes d Armor. Présent aussi dans le Sud Ouest, le nom Mazé y désigne le tenancier d un mas… …

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  • 15mažė — mažė̃ sf. (4) 1. SD141, [K] mažas skaičius, mažybė. 2. sing. col. žiemos trumpėjančios dienos: Ne kiek tos mažė̃s ir liko, tuoj saulė trumpėj stosis Trgn …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 16maze — index complex (entanglement), entanglement (confusion), ignorance, imbroglio, involution, snarl …

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  • 17maze — (n.) c.1300, delusion, bewilderment (also as a verb, stupefy, daze ), possibly from O.E. *mæs, which is suggested by the compound amasod amazed and verb amasian to confound, confuse (see AMAZE (Cf. amaze)). Perhaps related to Norwegian dialectal… …

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  • 18maze — [n] labyrinth; confusion bewilderment, convolution, entanglement, hodgepodge, imbroglio, intricacy, jungle, knot, meander, meandering, mesh, miscellany, morass, muddle, network, perplexity, puzzle, quandary, skein, snarl, tangle, torsion, twist,… …

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  • 19maze — ► NOUN 1) a puzzle consisting of a network of paths and walls or hedges through which one has to find a way. 2) a confusing mass of information. ORIGIN originally denoting delirium or delusion: related to AMAZE(Cf. ↑amazement) …

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  • 20maze — [māz] vt. mazed, mazing [ME masen, to confuse, puzzle, aphetic for OE amasian: see AMAZE] Now Chiefly Dial. 1. to stupefy; daze 2. to confuse; bewilder n. 1. a confusing, intricate network of winding pathways; labyrinth; specif., such a network… …

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