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the Procrustean bed

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  • procrustean bed — noun An arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced. The Procrustean bed is not a symbol of equality …   Wiktionary

  • Procrustean bed — something to which people are forced to conform (from the Greek legend of a robber who altered his victims to fit his bed by stretching them or cutting off their legs) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Procrustean — 1846 in figurative sense of aiming to produce conformity by arbitrary means, from Procrustes, mythical robber of Attica who seized travelers, tied them to his bed, and either stretched their limbs or lopped of their legs to make them fit it. The… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Procrustean — [prə(ʊ) krʌstɪən] adjective enforcing conformity without regard to natural variation or individuality. Origin C19: from the name Procrustes, a robber in Greek mythology who fitted victims to a bed by stretching or cutting off parts of them, + an …   English new terms dictionary

  • procrustean — /proʊˈkrʌstiən/ (say proh krusteeuhn) adjective (also upper case) tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means. {from Procrustes, in Greek legend, a robber who stretched or mutilated his victims to make them conform to the length… …  

  • Procrustean — adj. seeking to enforce uniformity by forceful or ruthless methods. Etymology: Gk Prokroustes, lit. stretcher, f. prokrouo beat out: the name of a legendary robber who fitted victims to a bed by stretching them or cutting off parts of them …   Useful english dictionary

  • Procrustes's Bed —    Procrustes, in Greek legend, was a brigand, a highwayman, who lived near Attica and lured travelers into his roadside home by offering them a bed for the night. Procrustes amused himself by forcing these travelers to lie on his iron bed and be …   Dictionary of eponyms

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