Chrysalised
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 simple past and past participle of chrysalis form-of, participle, past
- 1 Encased in a chrysalis or as if in a chrysalis. not-comparable
"But there is a faëry always folded away in our souls, like a bright butterfly chrysalised, and sailing eastward, layer after layer of propriety, moderation, deference to public opinion, safety of sentiment, and all the thick crusts of compromise and convention roll away, and bending southward up the Nile, you may feel that faëry fairly flutter her wings."
Example
More examples"But there is a faëry always folded away in our souls, like a bright butterfly chrysalised, and sailing eastward, layer after layer of propriety, moderation, deference to public opinion, safety of sentiment, and all the thick crusts of compromise and convention roll away, and bending southward up the Nile, you may feel that faëry fairly flutter her wings."
Etymology
From chrysalis + -ed.
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