| 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 |
| Procrustean | a. Of or pertaining to |
| Procrusteanize | v. t. |
| 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, |
| Procrustesian | a. See Procrustean. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 削足适履 | [削 足 适 履 / 削 足 適 履] to cut the feet to fit the shoes (成语 saw); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution #98,036 [Add to Longdo] |