MIDAS

Midas

(noun) (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Mi"das, n. Etym: [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See Marmoset.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INSULATION

(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity


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