maze

A maze in a garden. The objective is to find one's way to the center, by walking along the white paths

Meanings

Noun

  • A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
  • Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
  • Confusion of thought; state of bewilderment.

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English mase, from an aphetic variant of Middle English masen ("to perplex, bewilder"); or perhaps from Old English *mæs ("delusion, bewilderment"); akin to Old English āmasian ("to perplex, confound"), Icelandic masa ("to chatter"). More at amaze.
  • Image:Boulogne-sur-mer - Labyrinthe.jpg|A maze in a garden. The objective is to find one's way to the center, by walking along the white paths|thumb

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