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midas
/ˈmaɪ.dəs/
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What does midas mean?
noun
- A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
proper noun
- A king who sought and was for a while granted the cherished but subtly dangerous magical power to turn anything he touched into gold.
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IPA pronunciation
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The only species of monkey I met with at Caripí was the same dark-coloured little Midas already mentioned as found near Pará.
And to this day, when the wind sets the reeds nodding together, they whisper, laughing, "Midas has the ears of an ass! Oh, hush, hush!"
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But the millions of Midas are capable of accomplishing great and mighty things, if they be sent about doing good under the direction of Divine wisdom and Christ-like love.
It is neither piety, he would say, nor magnificence, but, indeed, a mere disease of building, and a desire, like Midas, of converting every thing into gold or stone.
“I dare say he’s got good reason to cover his ears, like King Midas,” went on the priest, with a cheerful simplicity which somehow seemed rather flippant under the circumstances.