E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Chrys’alis [ch = k].
The form which caterpillars assume before they are converted into butterflies or moths. The chrysalis is also called an aure’lia, from the Latin aurum, gold. The external covering of some species has a metallic, golden hue, but others are green, red, black, etc. (Greek, chrusos, gold.)
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The plural is either chrysalises or chrys’alides (4 syl.).
The plural is either chrysalises or chrys’alides (4 syl.).
