Daedalian

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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