Meanings
adjectivecocoonlike (comparative more cocoonlike, superlative most cocoonlike)
comparative more cocoonlike · superlative most cocoonlike
- Resembling or characteristic of a cocoon.
- figurativelyComfortably isolating.
One of two centerpieces commissioned as a centennial homage to the 1909 Plan of Chicago by Daniel Burnham, Ms. Hadid’s cocoonlike structure was the last guest at the party: the pavilion by the Amsterdam-based UN Studio opened on time in June.
2009 September 3, Barbara Graustark, “Pitching a Tent, Spectacularly”, in New York Times
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