Associations to the word «Carapace»

Wiktionary

CARAPACE, noun. A hard protective covering of bone or chitin, especially one which covers the dorsal portion of an animal.
CARAPACE, noun. In figurative use

Dictionary definition

CARAPACE, noun. Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King