cocoon
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noun \kə-ˈkün\Definition of COCOON
1
a : an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage b : any of various other protective coverings produced by animals
2
a : something suggesting a cocoon especially in providing protection or in producing isolation <wrapped in a cocoon of blankets> <an interest in the world beyond the everyday cocoon most of us construct — Peter Mayle> b : a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage
See Examples of COCOON
- The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets.
- The movie star was surrounded by a protective cocoon of bodyguards.
Origin of COCOON
French cocon, from Occitan coucoun, from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes
First Known Use: 1679
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Rhymes with COCOON
aswoon, attune, baboon, balloon, bassoon, blue moon, buffoon, Calhoun, Cancún, cardoon, cartoon, commune, doubloon, dragoon, festoon, fine-tune, forenoon, full moon, gaboon, gadroon, galloon, Gudrun, half-moon, harpoon, high noon, immune, impugn, jargoon, jejune, Kowloon, Kunlun, lagoon, lampoon, lardoon, Maine coon, maroon, monsoon, Neptune, new moon, oppugn, Pashtun, patroon, platoon, poltroon, pontoon, premune, puccoon, quadroon, ratoon, repugn, rough-hewn, saloon, Sassoon, shalloon, soupspoon, spittoon, spontoon, teaspoon, tribune, triune, tuchun, tycoon, typhoon, untune, Walloon
2cocoon
transitive verbDefinition of COCOON
: to wrap or envelop in or as if in a cocoon
Examples of COCOON
- Americans are spending more time cocooning at home in recent years.
- <cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could>
First Known Use of COCOON
1881
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