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2. mystery, enigma, riddle, puzzle, Gordian knot, knotty problem; intricacy, intricate state, confused situation, difficulty, complication, complexity, tangle, tangled skein.

labyrinthian, adj. 1. labyrinthine, labyrinthlike, mazelike, mazy; meandering, wandering, circuitous; circumlocutory, Inf. roundabout, daedal, Daedalian, Daedalic.
2. intricate, complicated, complex, involved, Byzantine; involute, involuted, convolute, convoluted; tortuous, twisted, gnarled, tangled, tangly, entangled, knotty, Gordian, raveled, snarled.
3. confusing, puzzling, perplexing, mystifying, enigmatic; confounding, bewildering, baffling, unsoluble, unsolvable.

lace, n. 1. tatting, lacework, crochet, needlework, fancywork; openwork, network, net, netting, mesh-work, mesh, filigree, web, cobweb, Zool. webbing; arabesque, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, adornment; ribbon, braid, braiding, cordon, trim, trimming.
2. cord, tie, string, lacing; shoestring, shoelace, thong, Archaic, latchet; lanyard, twine, cording, yarn, cable.
-v. 3. thread, string, lace up; tie, truss, sew or stitch together; hitch, fasten, bind, clinch, secure.
4. trim, edge, rim, ribbon; adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish.
5. infuse, mix in, pour in, blend in, fold in, add to, streak or intermix or intermingle with, interweave, shoot through with, dope, Inf. spike, strengthen, stiffen, fortify.
6. Often

lace into assail, vituperate, revile, rail against, inveigh against, belabor, Inf. sail into, Inf. jump on, Inf. jump down [s.o.'s] throat, Sl. jump all over, Sl. strafe; scold, tongue-lash, rate, slate, lay into, harangue, rant at, rave at, Archaic, clapperclaw; upbraid, objurgate, excoriate, fulminate against, flay, Inf. dress down, Inf. slam.
7. Often

lace into whip, horsewhip, flail, lash, thrash, thresh, flagellate, spank, beat; strap, belt, switch, birch, Inf. whale, Inf. welt; attack, assault, abuse, set upon, pounce upon, fall on, light into, Inf. rip into, Inf. tear into, Sl. let [s.o.] have it, Sl. zap.

lacerate, v. tear, rend, gash, slash, cut, slice, stab; mangle, deface, mutilate; hurt, wound, pain,

lacerated, adj. 1. torn, rent, cut, slit, slashed, gashed, split, jagged, ragged, jaggy, erose; mangled, mutilated, damaged, impaired.
2. wounded, bruised, hurt, injured, harmed; pained, aching, tortured, tormented, agonized,

laceration, n. 1. tearing, ripping, rending; slashing, gashing, cutting, wounding.
2. tear, rent, rip; gash, slash, cut, scratch; mutilation, wound, gouge, lancination.

lachrymation, n. weeping, crying, shedding or dropping tears; watering, tearing, moistening, overflowing, running; fit of weeping, Inf. a good cry, flood of tears,

lachrymose, adj. 1. tearful, teary, Inf. weepy; close to tears, ready to cry or break down, with tears in the eyes, on the verge of tears, with brimming or overflowing eyes; melting, giving way, ready to burst into tears, breaking down; weeping, crying, sobbing, blubbering, sniveling; lachrymal, lachrymatory.
2. mournful, woeful, distressing, dismaying, dolorous, lugubrious; lamentable, pitiable, piteous, pathetic; touching, moving, affecting, poignant, saddening,

lacing, n. 1. lace, string, cord, tie; shoelace, shoestring, thong, lanyard, Archaic, latchet; twine, cording, cable, yarn.