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something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
- he retired to the cocoon of his study whenever he'd had enough of the company
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of cocoon (Entry 2 of 2)
to surround or cover closely
- cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
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The first known use of cocoon was in 1699
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