artistically skillful or cunning; ingenious
Greek daidalos 'skillful, cunningly created'
rich, intricate; adorned
Greek daidalos 'skillful, cunningly created'
1580s, "skillful, cunning," from Latin daedalus, from Greek daidalos "skillful, cunningly wrought." Also an anglicized form of the name Daedalus from Greek mythology (1610s).