cloche
[ klohsh, klawsh ]
/ kloʊʃ, klɔʃ /
noun
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.
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Origin of cloche
1905–10; < French: bell, bell-jar < Medieval Latin clocca. See cloak
Words nearby cloche
cloakroom, cloam, clobber, clobbering machine, clochard, cloche, clock, clock golf, clock in, clock is ticking, the, clock jack
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Example sentences from the Web for cloche
But am I wrong to assume that this movie was 90 minutes of Jolie looking worried in a cloche hat?
He forgot that; kept the cloche moving; fought the wind with his will as with his body.
The Trail of the Hawk|Sinclair LewisI followed down a narrow but well-beaten trail, and so at the end of a half-mile came to the meadow and the post of Cloche.
The Forest|Stewart Edward WhiteBy this time "Cloche" has been spelled, so that the next question is, "Was it the bell?"
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes|Dorothy Canfield Fisher
British Dictionary definitions for cloche
cloche
/ (klɒʃ) /
noun
a bell-shaped cover used to protect young plants
a woman's almost brimless close-fitting hat, typical of the 1920s and 1930s
Word Origin for cloche
C19: from French: bell, from Medieval Latin clocca
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