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chrysalis
[ kris-uh-lis ]
noun
, plural chrys·a·lis·es, chry·sal·i·des [kri-, sal, -i-deez].
- the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
chrysalis
/ ˈkrɪsəlɪs /
noun
- the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
- anything in the process of developing
chrysalis
/ krĭs′ə-lĭs /
- The pupa of certain kinds of insects, especially of moths and butterflies, that is inactive and enclosed in a firm case or cocoon from which the adult eventually emerges.
- The case or cocoon of a chrysalis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chrysalis1
1650–60; < Latin chrȳsalis < Greek chrȳsallís, equivalent to chrȳs- chrys- + -allis suffix, probably with diminutive value
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chrysalis1
C17: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz gold
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Chrysalis, a new line of lingerie, aims to create undergarments for transgender women.
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It is hardly more than a hundred thousand years since terrestrial humanity evolved itself from the animal chrysalis.
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In Leeming-street it was in the chrysalis state; in Fishergate the butterfly epoch has been reached.
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As I look back I seem to myself to have been only a chrysalis.
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Why remember the chrysalis after the butterfly is in the air?
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This often lasts for two hours or more; it might be said that the cream remains in chrysalis, and refuses to butterfly!
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