cocoon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French cocon, diminutive of coque (“shell”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cocoon (plural cocoons)
- The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
protective case
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any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical
Verb[edit]
cocoon (third-person singular simple present cocoons, present participle cocooning, simple past and past participle cocooned)
- (transitive) To envelop in a protective case.
- 2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 163:
- Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.
- (intransitive) To withdraw into such a case.
Translations[edit]
envelop in a protective case
withdraw into such a case
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