Icarian /(?)/

I·ca·ri·an

Icarian

a.

[L. Icarius, Gr. , fr. , the mythic son of Dædalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea.]

Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight.

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