Cocoons

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of cocoon form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of cocoon form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

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"This situation altered in the fifth century A.D., when a Chinese princess married the king of Khotan, an oasis north of the Plain of Tibet. When the princess left her native land and traveled west to her bridegroom, she carried, smuggled in her headdress, silkworm cocoons and the seeds of the mulberry tree on which they feed."

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