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

From the room across the hall she brought Celia, a chrysalid child, sleeping heavily, closely wrapped in an old plaid shawl, and laid her on Joel's bed.

From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Smith, Harriet L.

He traced them from the worm to the chrysalid, in the cocoon, and thence to the moth; he found worms hatched from the eggs laid by these moths invariably developed the corpuscles.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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

Yes, my friend, I can live no longer this dull chrysalid life, in comparison with which, at times, even that past dark dream seems tolerable—for amid its lurid smoke were flashes of brightness.

From Two Years Ago, Volume I by Kingsley, Charles