v. t.
A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To be astounded. [ Archaic ] B. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [ Chiefly poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The wild, bewildered
Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of amazement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
His words impression left
Of much amazement. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OE. bimasen; pref. be- + masen to maze. ] To bewilder. [ 1913 Webster ]
Intellects bemazed in endless doubt. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy. ]
Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook. Wordaworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To be bewildered. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Mazy. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. maser, akin to OD. maser an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. masar, G. maser spot, Icel. mösurr maple. ] A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A maze or labyrinth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]