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procrustes
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Procrustes
(gcide) | Procrustes \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out,
to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his
victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either
stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;
-- whence the metaphorical phrase,
the bed of Procrustes.
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procrustes
(wn) | Procrustes
n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and
murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron
bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them
fit; was killed by Theseus |
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Procrustes
(gcide) | Procrustes \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out,
to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his
victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either
stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;
-- whence the metaphorical phrase,
the bed of Procrustes.
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Procrustesian
(gcide) | Procrustesian \Pro`crus*te"si*an\, a.
See Procrustean.
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the bed of Procrustes
(gcide) | Procrustes \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out,
to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his
victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either
stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;
-- whence the metaphorical phrase,
the bed of Procrustes.
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