chrysalid

American  

[kris-uh-lid] / ˈkrɪs ə lɪd /

noun

1. a chrysalis.

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adjective

1. of a chrysalis.

chrysalid British  

/ ˈkrɪsəlɪd /

noun

1. another name for chrysalis

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adjective

1. of or relating to a chrysalis

Etymology

Origin of chrysalid

1770–80; representing stem of Greek chrȳsallís chrysalis

Example Sentences

Typical chrysalid hostess is short, black-haired Gloria Gooze, 20, refugee from movie ambitions.

From Time Magazine Archive

The larva which is fed on honey first adopts a false chrysalid appearance and afterwards goes back to its earlier form, though the necessity for these transformations escapes us entirely.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

One might, perhaps, get a hint by watching the living chrysalid of a potential moon-moth wriggle back into its cocoon—but little is to be learned from human teaching.

From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William

It was at this time that he, in accord with the chrysalid tendency manifested by most other millionaires, discarded his long-followed sombre method of life, and invested himself with a gaudy magnificence.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Myers, Gustavus

The breaking of egg or chrysalid is in itself a moving event; for to attain to the light is for all these creatures "a prodigious travail."

From Fabre, Poet of Science by Miall, Bernard