Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A confused maze; a labyrinth.
- noun Confusion; bewilderment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A maze or labyrinth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
maze orlabyrinth .
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Examples
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He left her then in a mizmaze of deep reflections; but he didn't go until they'd ordained to meet again.
The Torch and Other Tales Eden Phillpotts 1911
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But to the end of his days, when he heard mention of fairies and brownies, his mind wandered off in a mizmaze.
The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales William Patten 1902
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But to the end of his days, when he heard mention of fairies and brownies, his mind wandered off in a mizmaze.
Fairy Book Sophie May 1869
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But so cunningly contrived a mizmaze was never seen in the world, before nor since.
Tanglewood Tales Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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"They come along so fast that I was all in a mizmaze trying to keep track on 'em.
Explorers of the Dawn Mazo De la Roche 1920
qms commented on the word mizmaze
The farmer must fill up his days
In trimming his crop so it pays.
Folks stray in their walks
Through maize in its stalks
Enjoying the autumn mizmaze.
September 21, 2017