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ˈchrysaline, a.
[irreg. f. chrysal-is + -ine.
This and chrysaloid, etc. are formed as if the stem of the Greek word were chrysal-, whereas it is chrysalid-.]
Of, or of the nature of, a chrysalis.
1787W. Marshall Norfolk II. 353 The chrysaline coat now shewed itself a delicate silky texture. 1875Chamb. Jrnl. VII. 306 In a kind of transitional or chrysaline stage. |