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chrysalis (ˈkrɪsəlɪs
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Definitions
noun
Word forms: plural chrysalises, chrysalides (krɪˈsælɪˌdiːz
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) - the obtect pupa of a moth or butterfly
- anything in the process of developing
Word Origin
C17: from Latin chrӯsallis, from Greek khrusallis, from khrusos gold, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew harūz goldExample Sentences Including 'chrysalis'
A window was open, the match flame like a moth coming 6 out of its chrysalis.The Open Door
Accept that we must all go through a ` chrysalis ' phase every once in a while!YOUR POCKET LIFE COACH: 10 minutes a day to transform your life and your work (2001)
But in the film, we see only the butterfly before it retreated into its chrysalis.The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2005)
It is a nook ready to move on, a silk worm ready to emerge from the chrysalis.Business Today (2001)
PEACOCK butterflies are emerging from their chrysalis cases and drying their wings in the sun.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The elevator was descending fast, it was dropping like a stone, pulling her out of her skin like an insect emerging from its chrysalis.Compulsion
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