carapace

UK /ˈkæ.ɹəˌpeɪs/ US /ˈkɛɹ.əˌpeɪs/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.

That which protects.

So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart.

This is all a massive failure of science to pierce the carapace of public ignorance.

ADJ.

hard, public, shiny

VERB + CARAPACE

loosens

CARAPACE + NOUN

custom, ignorance

PREP.

with

noun — hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as art

So, little by little, youth loosens the hard carapace of confining custom their elders have built over the human heart.

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This is all a massive failure of science to pierce the carapace of public ignorance.

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In the terrarium lived a millipede with a shiny carapace.

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