Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cocoon
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Cocoon
cocoon
~1 n 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 v to protect or surround someone or something completely, especially so that they feel safe + in (cocooned in a reassuring network of friends and relatives) - cocooned adj (a rich, cocooned existence on the East Side)
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1.
(cocoons, cocooning, cocooned) 1. A cocoon is a covering of silky threads that the larvae of moths and other insects make for themselves before they grow into adults. N-COUNT 2. 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. N-COUNT: usu N of n 3. 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. N-COUNT: usu N of n 4. 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. VERB: V n from/in n, V pron-refl in n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: French cocon, from Occitan coucoun, from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes Date: 1679 1. a. an envelope often largely of silk which an insect larva forms about itself and in which it passes the pupa stage b. any of various other protective coverings produced by animals 2. a. something suggesting a ~ especially in providing protection or in producing isolation wrapped in a ~ of blankets an interest in the world beyond the everyday ~ most of us construct — Peter Mayle b. a protective covering placed or sprayed over military or naval equipment in storage II. transitive verb Date: 1881 to wrap or envelop in or as if in a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. & v. --n. 1 a a silky case spun by many insect larvae for protection as pupae. b a similar structure made by other animals. 2 a protective covering, esp. to prevent corrosion of metal equipment. --v. 1 tr. & intr. wrap in or form a cocoon. 2 tr. spray with a protective coating. Etymology: F cocon f. mod. Prov. coucoun dimin. of coca shell ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. кокон 2. делать кокон 3. закутывать we cocooned ourselves in red blankets —- мы закутались в красные одеяла 4. укрывать чехлами, кожухами (автомобиль) 5. ставить на консервацию 6. откладывать на будущее, про запас ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1699, from Fr. coucon, from coque "clam shell, egg shell, nut shell," from O.Fr. coque "shell," from L. coccum "berry," from Gk. kokkos "berry, seed." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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