cocoon

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The company lays the deceased in a coffin-like container it calls a cocoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

Then in Spring, each forms a cocoon before emerging as an adult butterfly to lay its own eggs.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025

“For all its cross-promotional synergy,” her “halftime show was a reminder that whatever lures Beyoncé from her superstar cocoon is worth celebrating,” Wood wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

I woke warm and placid in my white cocoon.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath