cocoon
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //kəˈkuːn//
The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
noun
- 1
The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
- 2
figurativeAny similar protective case.
The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.
Etymology
From French cocon, a diminutive of coque (“shell”).
verb
- 1
figurativeTo envelop in a protective case.
Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.
- 2
figurativeTo withdraw into such a case.
Forms
- plural
- cocoons
- past tense
- cocooned
- past participle
- cocooned
- present participle
- cocooning
- third person singular
- cocoons
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