cloche
a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
a bell-shaped glass cover placed over a plant to protect it from frost and to force its growth.
a bell-shaped metal or glass cover placed over a plate to keep food warm or fresh.
Origin of cloche
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How to use cloche in a sentence
If you really want your guests to indulge in the odor of your food, try using a cloche to keep the scent contained before opening it in front of them.
Host an unforgettable meal with science and a personal touch | Sofia Quaglia | November 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceA crafted confection arrives at the table as the final course, covered in a glass cloche filled with swirling smoke.
As the server places the dish on the table, they lift the cloche and pungent smoke escapes, wafting around the dessert.
But am I wrong to assume that this movie was 90 minutes of Jolie looking worried in a cloche hat?
St. Helier possesses yet other claims to historical distinction, in the mystery of James de la cloche.
The Channel Islands | Joseph Morris
This point is in favour of the identity of James Stuart with de la cloche.
The Valet's Tragedy and Other Stories | Andrew LangOne dines at the Gran Hotel Kast after the fashion of a champignon sous cloche.
The Unspeakable Perk | Samuel Hopkins AdamsWhen he told you that your wife had gone to the Rue cloche Perce, you would not believe that either!
Marguerite de Valois | Alexandre DumasHe had driven his dogs into Fort la cloche after a hard day's run in seventy-five degrees of frost.
Conjuror's House | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for cloche
/ (klɒʃ) /
a bell-shaped cover used to protect young plants
a woman's almost brimless close-fitting hat, typical of the 1920s and 1930s
Origin of cloche
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