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cocoon: see pupa pupa (py ..... Click the link for more information. . cocoon 1. a. a silky protective envelope secreted by silkworms and certain other insect larvae, in which the pupae develop b. a similar covering for the eggs of the spider, earthworm, etc. 2. a protective spray covering used as a seal on machinery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He hurried forward to meet it, but as it drew nearer he saw that it was driven by the carpenter's youngest boy and that the figure at his side, looking like a large upright cocoon in spectacles, was that of Mrs. "I have a little brown cocoon of an idea that may possibly expand into a magnificent moth of fulfilment," Anne told Gilbert when she reached home. I have known young ladies, much better educated, and with an outward world diversified by instructive lectures, to say nothing of literature and highly-developed fancy-work, who have spun a cocoon of visionary joys and sorrows for themselves, just as Penny did. |
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