chrysalid
Americannoun
adjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of chrysalid
1770–80; representing stem of Greek chrȳsallís chrysalis
Example Sentences
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Typical chrysalid hostess is short, black-haired Gloria Gooze, 20, refugee from movie ambitions.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
What we are able to declare is that the torpor is not very deep, inasmuch as the patient sometimes retains enough vitality to shed its skin and become a chrysalid.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects 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
"A chrysalid," Stryker said, bending to gauge the damage Farrell's heavy boot had done.
From Pet Farm by Aycock, Roger D.
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