procrustes

English - Turkish

Definition of procrustes in English Turkish dictionary

boylarını yatağına uydurmak için misafirlerinin kol ve bacaklarını çekip uzatan veya kırıp kısaltan efsanevi dev

English - English

Definition of procrustes in English English dictionary

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

{i} robber who altered his victims to fit his bed by stretching them or cutting off their legs (Classical Mythology)

(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

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

Hyphenation

Pro·crus·tes

Etymology

[ pr&-'kr&s-(")tEz, prO- ] (noun.) From Ancient Greek Προκρούστης (Prokroustēs)