Definition of Cocoon

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Cocoon

An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk of commerce is prepared.

The case constructed by any insect to contain its larva or pupa.

The case of silk made by spiders to protect their eggs.

The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and other worms.

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Cocoon Quotations

A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention.
Aldous Huxley

The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
James Russell Lowell

Marriage is a custom brought about by women who then proceed to live off men and destroy them, completely enveloping the man in a destructive cocoon or eating him away like a poisonous fungus on a tree.
Richard Harris

No matter how much money you have or what kind of cocoon you live in, the reality is that you have lost a game of football and let England's fans down. We are bothered.
Rio Ferdinand

The second Cocoon questions that and deals much more directly with the value of living in the real world with its trials and tribulations. I would say it's about that and not about aging or death.
Daniel Petrie

I had a feeling about directing Cocoon II: The Return. At first I wasn't too interested because it was a sequel. Then I read the script and was excited by the relationships and its mystic quality.
Daniel Petrie

I fell in love with Neil's pain. We were in this cocoon of intensity. Neil and I were uniquely in the same position at the same time, having overwhelming success facing us.
Carrie Snodgress

I'm not really involved with politics... I'm living in my cocoon with my classical music around.
Eva Green

Cocoon Translations

cocoon in Dutch is cocon
cocoon in French is cocon
cocoon in German is Kokon
cocoon in Italian is bozzolo
cocoon in Norwegian is kokong
cocoon in Portuguese is casulo
cocoon in Spanish is capullo
cocoon in Swedish is kokong

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