PROCRUSTES

Meaning of PROCRUSTES in English

noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Prokroustēs Date: 1567 a villainous son of Poseidon in Greek mythology who forces travelers to fit into his bed by stretching their bodies or cutting off their legs

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PROCRUSTES — (n.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, …
Английский словарь Webster
PROCRUSTES — ( n. ) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROCRUSTES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PROCRUSTES — n. robber who altered his victims to fit his bed by stretching them or cutting off their legs (Classical Mythology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROCRUSTES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Prokroustēs Date: 1567 : a villainous son of Poseidon in Greek mythology who forces travelers …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROCRUSTES — noun a celebrated legendary highwayman of attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, …
Webster English vocab
PROCRUSTES — [Pro.crus.tes] n [L, fr. Gk Prokroustes]: a villainous son of Poseidon in Greek mythology who forces travelers to fit into …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROCRUSTES — also called Polypemon, Damastes, or Procoptas, in Greek legend, a robber dwelling somewhere in Atticain some versions, in the neighbourhood …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROCRUSTES — [Greek heroic] "The stretcher". The nickname for Damastus (or Polypemon), a legendary robber of ancient Attica. He lived in the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PROCRUSTES — (древнегреческое) (мифология) Прокруст - the bed of * прокрустово ложе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — (древнегреческое) (мифология) Прокруст - the bed of * прокрустово ложе
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — Прокруст
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — n др.-греч. миф. Прокруст the bed of Procrustes - прокрустово ложе
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PROCRUSTES — прокруст
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PROCRUSTES — (n) прокруст
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PROCRUSTES — n др.-греч. миф. Прокруст the bed of ~ - прокрустово ложе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PROCRUSTES — n др.-греч. миф. Прокруст the bed of Procrustes - прокрустово ложе
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — (древнегреческое) (мифология) Прокруст - the bed of * прокрустово ложе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — (древнегреческое) (мифология) Прокруст - the bed of * прокрустово ложе
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — прокруст
Англо-Русский словарь
PROCRUSTES — n. Pronunciation: pr ə - ' kr ə s-( ˌ )t ē z, pr ō - Function: noun Etymology: Latin, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROCRUSTES BED — noun see procrustean bed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THESEUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thēseus Date: 14th century a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROCRUSTEAN — adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1832 of, relating to, or typical of Procrustes, marked by arbitrary often ruthless disregard of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THESEUS — Hero of ancient Greek legend. He was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens. On his journey to Athens, he …
Английский словарь Британика
PROCRUSTEAN — I. prōˈkrəstēən adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Procrustes (from Latin, from Greek Prokroustēs ), legendary robber of ancient Greece who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROCRUSTEAN BED — “- noun or pro·crus·tes bed -(ˌ)stēz- Usage: often capitalized P : something (as a system, policy, doctrine) into conformity with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROCRUSTEAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
PROCRUSTEAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PROCRUSTEAN — adj. of Procrustes, pertaining to Procrustes (Classical Mythology); of or pertaining to the demand for adherence to a prototype, heartless …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PROCRUSTEAN — adj of or pertaining to procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, …
Webster English vocab
PROCRUSTEAN — / ˌprəʊˈkrʌstiən; NAmE ˌproʊ-/ adjective ( of a system, a set of rules, etc. ) treating all people or things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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