carapace /karˈə-pās/

1. The thick hard shell, made of bone or chitin, of the crab, tortoise, turtle, etc
2. A layer of heat-resistant tiles on a spacecraft
3. An inpenetrable outer shell, eg a reserved manner used as a protection against outside influences

carapāˈcial /-shl/ adjective

• spread-eagles
• spread-eaglewise
• spread-eagling
• spreader
• spreaders
• spreading
• spreadingly
• spreadings
• spread oneself too thin
• spread one's wings
• spread-over
• spreads
• spreadsheet
• spreadsheet program
• spreadsheet programs
• spreadsheets
• spreagh
• spreagheries
• spreaghery
• spreaghs
• spreathe
• spreathed
• spreathes
• spreathing
• spreaze