cloche
[klohsh, klawsh]
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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.
Origin of cloche
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He forgot that; kept the cloche moving; fought the wind with his will as with his body.
The Trail of the HawkSinclair Lewis
I 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 ForestStewart Edward White
By 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 PastimesDorothy Canfield Fisher
cloche
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Word Origin for cloche
C19: from French: bell, from Medieval Latin clocca
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