Thursday, February 10, 2011

word of the day

daedal: complex or ingenious in form or function; intricate

DEE.duhl

 photo by stephane couturier - grand palais, paris 8, tête no. 1

he gathered toward the end of his life a very extensive collection 
of illustrated books and illuminated manuscripts, and took heightened 
pleasure in their daedal patterns as his own strength declined.
- florence s. boos, preface to the collected letters of william morris

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