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cocooned — [[t]kəku͟ːnd[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ in n If someone is cocooned in blankets or clothes, they are completely wrapped in them. She is comfortably cocooned in pillows and only half awake... In each cot, a small tightly cocooned figure… … English dictionary
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cocoon — co|coon1 [kəˈku:n] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: cocon, from Provençal, from coco shell ] 1.) a silk cover that young ↑moths and other insects make to protect themselves while they are growing 2.) something that wraps around you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cocoon — 1 noun (C) 1 a silk cover that young moths and other insects make to protect themselves while they are growing 2 something that wraps around you completely, especially to protect you (+ of): The baby peered out of its cocoon of blankets. 2 verb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cocoon — I UK [kəˈkuːn] / US [kəˈkun] noun [countable] Word forms cocoon : singular cocoon plural cocoons 1) biology a cover that the young larvae of some insects make around themselves when they start changing into their adult form 2) literary a cover… … English dictionary
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