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Procrustes Definition

Pro·crus·tes (prō krus′tēz)

noun

Gr. Myth. a giant of Attica who seizes travelers, ties them to a bedstead, and either stretches them or cuts off their legs to make them fit it

Etymology: L < Gr Prokroustēs < prokrouein, to beat out, stretch out < pro-, pro- + krouein, to strike: see rue

Procrustes Quotes

   Procrustes was an editor.

—Skelton, Robin