midan

plural midans

1. alternativeAlternative spelling of maidan (“an urban open space”).

1. not comparablerareSynonym of Midasian.

   to turn all things by one's touch, not to Midan gold, but putrescence.

   1881, The Ethics of Love, page 25

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   Van Diver was always spoken of as the "Grain King," "Mining King," or some other kind of Royalty, because of his infallible success, and Midan touch.

   1906, Thomas Nelson Page, The Novels, Stories, Sketches and Poems of Thomas Nelson Page: The black stock, Santa Claus's partner, page 143

   Bring then the hast'ning joys of earth To every troubled heart, And by your Midan touch of mirth New strength and hope impart.

   1912, Denis Oliver Crowley, Timothy Leonard Crowley, The Flowers of Present Love: Songs, Sonnets and Essays: Songs and Essays, page 97

   Synonyms: Midasian