cocoon

Определение cocoon в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical; To envelop in a protective case, or to withdraw into such a case; The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects and moths in which they metamorphose, the pupa; {n} an oblong ball in which the silk worm involves itself, formed by threads which compose silk; If you are living in a cocoon, you are in an environment in which you feel protected and safe, and sometimes isolated from everyday life. You cannot live in a cocoon and overlook these facts; From these the silk of commerce is prepared; retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T V set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon"; An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state; The egg cases of mucus, etc; {f} wrap or envelop tightly, insulate; wrap as if in a cocoon; worm eggs or egg cases, they can carry from 2 to 20 worms; set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon; wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection; silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T; The housing spun by the silkworm from the silk thread A good cocoon contains about 3,000 to 4,000 m thread, of which, however, only about 500 to 900 m may be wound off as an even thread; A cocoon is a covering of silky threads that the larvae of moths and other insects make for themselves before they grow into adults; It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state; silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs; The egg-shaped immature form of a mushroom, usually as it erupts from the ground, especially in the Amanita genus It is surrounded by the universal veil; The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa; The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs; If something cocoons you from something, it protects you or isolates you from it. There is nowhere to hide when things go wrong, no organisation to cocoon you from blame The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence. to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe be cocooned in sth; made by leeches and other worms; An XML publishing framework written in Java on top of DOM (rsp SAX) and XSL Cocoon at the Apache XML Project Cocoon2 , a redesign of Cocoon using SAX as its API instead of DOM; A silken sturcture that encloses the pupa of some butterflies and skippers Most butterfly pupae are naked, and what you see is really their skin!; {i} silky envelope spun by larvae to protect themselves in the pupal stage; any of a number of protective coverings produced by animals; If you are in a cocoon of something, you are wrapped up in it or surrounded by it. He stood there in a cocoon of golden light
cocooned: past of cocoon
cocooned: {s} wrapped or enveloped in or as if in a cocoon
cocooned: If you say that someone is cocooned, you mean that they are isolated and protected from everyday life and problems. She was cocooned in a private world of privilege They were cocooned from the experience of poverty. = cloistered
cocooned: If someone is cocooned in blankets or clothes, they are completely wrapped in them. She is comfortably cocooned in pillows. my snugly cocooned baby sleeping in his pram
cocooning: {i} act or habit of spending one's free time at home
cocooning: present participle of cocoon
cocooning: retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)
cocoons: third-person singular of cocoon
cocoons: plural of cocoon