Associations to the word «Procrustes»
Noun
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Wiktionary
PROCRUSTES, proper noun. A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
Dictionary definition
PROCRUSTES, noun. (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.
Wise words
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Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.