1a : an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupage authority stage
Noun The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets. The movie star was surrounded by a protective sầu cocoon of bodyguards. Verb Americans are spending more time cocooning at home page in recent years. cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun For now, at least, oto dealers across the country report seeing new customers who want the safety of riding in their own cocoon. — Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, "For the tự động industry, the pandemic changed everything," 12 Mar. 2021 The image of the butterfly unfolding from its cocoon fit the theme of welcome change, Downtown Manager Joy Press of the Downtown Manchester Special Services District said Thursday. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Manchester seeking butterfly art khổng lồ be displayed downtown as a visual symbol of hope," 5 Mar. 2021 Depending on the color & room where it"s used, monochromatic decor can exhibit distinctive personality, create a serene atmosphere, or provide a cozy, cocoon-lượt thích feeling. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes và Gardens, "Monochromatic Designs Are the Latest Color Trover We Can"t Wait to Try in Our Homes," 4 Mar. 2021 There, a full-size bed and a few blankets created a cozy cocoon that had cradled us in a deep sleep until after 10 that morning — the lathử nghiệm either of us had slept in a long time. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Viking cabin is a cozy retreat in the U.P., cchiến bại to lớn Marquette & Pictured Rocks," 4 Mar. 2021 For true fashion nerds, each of these runway moments reflect several of the top trends of the fall 20đôi mươi and spring 2021 seasons, including cocoon shapes, elevated loungewear, & mix-and-match layering. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "5 Runway-Inspired Looks to Liven Up Your Couch-Bound New Year’s Eve sầu Style," 26 Dec. 20đôi mươi The women’s fancy shawl dance represents the opening of a cocoon when the butterfly emerges. — Savero Avila, ajc, "Georgia woodworker turns logs inlớn beautiful creations," 23 Jan. 2021 The esports world rolls along, isolated in the cocoon of the Internet, almost as if nothing in the world has changed. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Even during a pandemic, the esports world rolls on," 18 Aquảng bá. 20đôi mươi Mensah noticeably struggled away from the cocoon of Viejas Arena as a freshman, his only full season of college basketball, and the numbers reflected that. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, "3 thoughts (và a bonus): Aztecs 80, Arizona State 68 ... Mensah, the zone, Coach K & a CBS game," 11 Dec. 20trăng tròn Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The idea of using lipid nanoparticles to cocoon a genetic payload for release into lớn human cells has been pursued by researchers at the University of British Columbia since the mid-1990s. — Washington Post, "Why grandparents can’t find vaccines: Scarthành phố of niche biotech ingredients," 18 Feb. 2021 Modification of the mRNA building blocks và development of the particles that can cocoon it relatively safely have sầu helped the mRNA vaccine candidates. — Sanjay Mishra, The Conversation, "How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer và Modermãng cầu work, why they’re a breakthrough & why they need to be kept so cold," 18 Nov. 2020 Being French, there"s a version for more intimate dining, of course: a dome that cocoons its occupants in lãng mạn isolation from the rest of the room. — Thomas Adamson And Oleg Cetinic, The Christian Science Monitor, "Bubbles & teddy bears: dining out in a pandemic," 28 May 20trăng tròn The balloons peeled baông xã, but the slime maintained its shape as if it were still cocooned by the balloon. — Ashley Stricklvà, CNN, "Astronauts experimented with Nickelodeon"s slime in space," 13 May 2020 No one should feel sympathy for Air Jordan, perpetually cocooned in the Ritz Carlton. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc"s Morning Line: I guess we piông chồng và choose what we get self-righteous about," 11 May 20đôi mươi Under one scenario, people who have sầu already become increasingly accustomed khổng lồ cocooning at home page with various streaming services might slide farther along those lines, faster, going forward. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "The movie-TV line blurs further as coronavirus impacts how we watch entertainment," 18 Mar. 20đôi mươi Living in a recreational vehicle might seem like the ideal way lớn ride out a pandemic—cocooned in your own aluminum box and không tính tiền khổng lồ wander. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Virus Maroons Some Recreational-Vehicle Nomads," 19 Atruyền thông quảng cáo. 20trăng tròn No limes for seven years, for the athlete-lepers cocooned on Coronaville. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Non-stop flights now leaving for Coronaville. Are you onboard?," 7 Atruyền thông quảng cáo. 2020
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2a : 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 MayleSynonyms for cocoon
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Since at least 1679, English speakers have been using the noun "cocoon" for the silky covering that surrounds a caterpillar or other insect larva in the pupage authority stage of metamorphosis. The word came into English from French, which in turn borrowed it from an Occirã term for "eggshell." Linguists believe sầu the Occitung term was probably born of the Latin coccum, a noun that has been translated as "kermes," the dried bodies of some insects that can be found on certain trees. The verb "cocoon" has been with us since at least 1881.
Noun The child was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets. The movie star was surrounded by a protective sầu cocoon of bodyguards. Verb Americans are spending more time cocooning at home page in recent years. cocooned in puffy down parkas, we braved the bitter cold as best we could
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See MoreRecent Examples on the Web: Noun For now, at least, oto dealers across the country report seeing new customers who want the safety of riding in their own cocoon. — Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, "For the tự động industry, the pandemic changed everything," 12 Mar. 2021 The image of the butterfly unfolding from its cocoon fit the theme of welcome change, Downtown Manager Joy Press of the Downtown Manchester Special Services District said Thursday. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "Manchester seeking butterfly art khổng lồ be displayed downtown as a visual symbol of hope," 5 Mar. 2021 Depending on the color & room where it"s used, monochromatic decor can exhibit distinctive personality, create a serene atmosphere, or provide a cozy, cocoon-lượt thích feeling. — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes và Gardens, "Monochromatic Designs Are the Latest Color Trover We Can"t Wait to Try in Our Homes," 4 Mar. 2021 There, a full-size bed and a few blankets created a cozy cocoon that had cradled us in a deep sleep until after 10 that morning — the lathử nghiệm either of us had slept in a long time. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "This Viking cabin is a cozy retreat in the U.P., cchiến bại to lớn Marquette & Pictured Rocks," 4 Mar. 2021 For true fashion nerds, each of these runway moments reflect several of the top trends of the fall 20đôi mươi and spring 2021 seasons, including cocoon shapes, elevated loungewear, & mix-and-match layering. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "5 Runway-Inspired Looks to Liven Up Your Couch-Bound New Year’s Eve sầu Style," 26 Dec. 20đôi mươi The women’s fancy shawl dance represents the opening of a cocoon when the butterfly emerges. — Savero Avila, ajc, "Georgia woodworker turns logs inlớn beautiful creations," 23 Jan. 2021 The esports world rolls along, isolated in the cocoon of the Internet, almost as if nothing in the world has changed. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Even during a pandemic, the esports world rolls on," 18 Aquảng bá. 20đôi mươi Mensah noticeably struggled away from the cocoon of Viejas Arena as a freshman, his only full season of college basketball, and the numbers reflected that. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, "3 thoughts (và a bonus): Aztecs 80, Arizona State 68 ... Mensah, the zone, Coach K & a CBS game," 11 Dec. 20trăng tròn Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The idea of using lipid nanoparticles to cocoon a genetic payload for release into lớn human cells has been pursued by researchers at the University of British Columbia since the mid-1990s. — Washington Post, "Why grandparents can’t find vaccines: Scarthành phố of niche biotech ingredients," 18 Feb. 2021 Modification of the mRNA building blocks và development of the particles that can cocoon it relatively safely have sầu helped the mRNA vaccine candidates. — Sanjay Mishra, The Conversation, "How mRNA vaccines from Pfizer và Modermãng cầu work, why they’re a breakthrough & why they need to be kept so cold," 18 Nov. 2020 Being French, there"s a version for more intimate dining, of course: a dome that cocoons its occupants in lãng mạn isolation from the rest of the room. — Thomas Adamson And Oleg Cetinic, The Christian Science Monitor, "Bubbles & teddy bears: dining out in a pandemic," 28 May 20trăng tròn The balloons peeled baông xã, but the slime maintained its shape as if it were still cocooned by the balloon. — Ashley Stricklvà, CNN, "Astronauts experimented with Nickelodeon"s slime in space," 13 May 2020 No one should feel sympathy for Air Jordan, perpetually cocooned in the Ritz Carlton. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc"s Morning Line: I guess we piông chồng và choose what we get self-righteous about," 11 May 20đôi mươi Under one scenario, people who have sầu already become increasingly accustomed khổng lồ cocooning at home page with various streaming services might slide farther along those lines, faster, going forward. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "The movie-TV line blurs further as coronavirus impacts how we watch entertainment," 18 Mar. 20đôi mươi Living in a recreational vehicle might seem like the ideal way lớn ride out a pandemic—cocooned in your own aluminum box and không tính tiền khổng lồ wander. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Virus Maroons Some Recreational-Vehicle Nomads," 19 Atruyền thông quảng cáo. 20trăng tròn No limes for seven years, for the athlete-lepers cocooned on Coronaville. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Non-stop flights now leaving for Coronaville. Are you onboard?," 7 Atruyền thông quảng cáo. 2020
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First Known Use of cocoon
Noun
1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1881, in the meaning defined above
History và Etymology for cocoon
Noun
French cocon, from Occichảy coucoun, from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought khổng lồ be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes
