Cocoon definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary COCOON, n. An oblong ball or case in which the silk ... to protect eggs v 1: retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon" 2: wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: ...
... white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal ... spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon [syn: silkworm, giant silkworm, wild wilkworm] Merriam Webster's noun ... spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon; especially an Asian moth (Bombyx mori of the family Bombycidae ... the caterpillar of the moth Bombyx mori, which spins its cocoon of silk. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Silkworm Silk"worm`, n ... spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon before changing to a pupa. Note: The common species (Bombyx ...
... a fibrous material 2. to form (as a web or cocoon) by spinning 3. a. to stretch out or extend (as ... of a spider, silkworm, etc.) make (a web, gossamer, a cocoon, etc.) by extruding a fine viscous thread. 4 tr. tell ... to spin a top. 5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion ...
... club-shaped. Further, the larva in many cases spins a cocoon for the protection of the pupa or chrysalis, which is ... larvae later feed. As the larva feeds it makes a cocoon of its silk together with fibers of the cloth on ... which it is feeding, so that the color of the cocoon depends upon the color of the fabric. The adult is ...
... the larva and the imago, is usually enclosed in a cocoon or protective covering, and undergoes internal changes by which larval ... of insects that undergo complete metamorphosis. In a protective covering (cocoon or chrysalis), the larva is transformed into an adult. During ... way out or by secreting a fluid that softens the cocoon. Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (pl. pupae) an insect in the ...
... into the silk fiber, which the caterpillar spins into a cocoon. Within the cocoon the caterpillar is presently transformed into the chrysalis or pupa ...
... of silk taken from a silkworm ready to spin its cocoon and drawn out into a thread for use as a ... silk taken from a silkworm (when ready to spin its cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread ...
... spun, in distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon. It is often mixed with cotton. Spun yarn (Naut.), a ... to spin a top. 5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion ...
Dupion definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DUPION, n. A double cocoon, formed by two or more silk-worms. Oxford Reference Dictionary ... double, L. duplus. See Double, and cf. Doubloon.] A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.