cocoon
noun
- shell made of silk by most kinds of moth caterpillars and other insect larvae
verb
- to swathe as in a cocoon
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈkuːn/
noun
Etymology: From French cocon, a diminutive of coque (“shell”).
- The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.
- Any similar protective case.
“The bad guys generally don’t like to get on trains, because they’re trapped on a moving cocoon that the CTA controls.”
verb
Etymology: From French cocon, a diminutive of coque (“shell”).
- To envelop in a protective case.
“Vern grabbed the throw draped over the back of the sofa and cocooned herself within it.”
- To withdraw into such a case.