cocoon

n.

1. 1. A protective case of silk or similar fibrous material spun by the larvae of moths and other insects that serves as a covering for their pupal stage.
   2. A similar natural protective covering or structure, such as the egg case of a spider.
2. A protective plastic coating that is placed over stored military or naval equipment.
3. Something suggestive of a cocoon in appearance or purpose: "a congressionally mandated process that will gradually strip these institutions of a cocoon of regulations" (Edward Meadows).

v., -cooned, -coon·ing, -coons.

v.tr.
To envelop in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection from a harsh or unfriendly environment.

v.intr.
To retreat as if into a cocoon, as for security from a harsh or unfriendly environment.

[French cocon, from Provençal coucoun, diminutive of coco, shell, from Late Latin coccum, from Latin, berry, oak gall, from Greek kokkos, seed, berry.]

v

Definition: wrap
Antonyms: expose

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IN BRIEF: n. - Silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs. v. - Wrap as for protection; Retreat , as from an unfriendly environment.

The most beautiful butterfly I had ever seen emerged from the ugliest cocoon.

Cocoons represent a place of safety, healing, or transformation. Dreaming of a cocoon may be a response to a sense of feeling overburdened with life issues and the consequent longing for relief. Such a dream may indicate a place where the consciousness can restore and re-create new paths of expression, or perhaps the birth of a new aspect of the self.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kokon, hylster, hjemmehygge
v. tr. - spinde ind, hylle ind, sprøjte med beskyttende lag
v. intr. - spinde en kokon, spinde sig ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
cocon, beschermhoes/ -laag, insluiten, van beschermlaag voorzien, cocon vormen

Français (French)
n. - (Zool, fig) cocon
v. tr. - envelopper douillettement
v. intr. - envelopper douillettement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kokon, Hülle
v. - einhüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (εντομ.) βόμβυξ (κν. κουκούλι)
v. - προστατεύω, περιβάλλω, (μτφ.) κλείνω σε καβούκι

Italiano (Italian)
bozzolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casulo (m)
v. - encasular

Русский (Russian)
кокон

Español (Spanish)
n. - capullo
v. tr. - capullar
v. intr. - encapullarse, formar capullo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kokong, plasthinna (som rostskyddsmedel)
v. - täcka m plasthinna, bespruta m rostskyddsmedel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
茧, 把...紧紧包住, 使孤立, 作茧

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繭
v. tr. - 把...緊緊包住, 使孤立
v. intr. - 作繭

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 누에 고치, 따스한 덮개
v. tr. - ~을 고치로 싸다, 격리하다
v. intr. - 고치를 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 繭

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شرنقه (فعل) أحاط بشرنقه, غلف للوقايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קליפת הגולם, פקעת‬
v. tr. - ‮הגן, עטף, כיסה, ריסס מעטה מגן‬
v. intr. - ‮יצר קליפת גולם‬

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