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 ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น: procruste, *procruste*
ค้นหาอัตโนมัติโดยใช้procrustes
WordNet (3.0)
procrustean
(adj)of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him
procrustean standard
(n)a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality, Syn.procrustean rule, procrustean bed
procrustes
(n)(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
Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Procrustean

a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes. [ 1913 Webster ]

Procrusteanize

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Procrusteanized p. pr. & vb. n. Procrusteanizing ] To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard. [ 1913 Webster ]

Procrustes

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to beat out, to stretch; &unr_; forward + &unr_; 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Procrustesian

a. See Procrustean. [ 1913 Webster ]

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