Noun
The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThere is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You will find in this way the path of your life. Michael Ondaatje
To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before anything else. Writing is not a job; it is a lifestyle, and it is a roller-coaster ride of highs and lows. You need self-confidence and an iron carapace. Virginia Henley
She had always liked this image of herself as too much trouble, as different, and she sometimes thought of it as a carapace that kept her safe. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A pet tortoise expires after being painted gold and studded with jewels, and its carapace becomes “its metallic and gemmate tomb.” Source: Internet
In what was her breakthrough role, Hudson inhabits the free-spirited Penny Lane with such ethereal ease that it’s all the more heartbreaking when you discover a bruised melancholy under that carapace of self-confidence. Source: Internet
Moulting commences with a split in the old exoskeleton just below the edge of the carapace (at the front of the prosoma). Source: Internet