Cloche

//klɒʃ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.

    "Old window screens were shade cloth; flattened cardboard and carpet offcuts were weed matting; plastic bottles, when sliced in half, became little cloches to fit over seedlings to keep them warm."

  2. 2
    a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet wordnet
  3. 3
    A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.

    "Faux 19th-century bartenders in sleeve garters and baroque facial hair ply their trade in pre-Prohibition bars. Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies."

  4. 4
    a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold wordnet
  5. 5
    A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.

    "Pistachio and date-filled cakes glisten under a glass cloche as customers drinking cardamom tea settle into brightly tapestried pouf chairs at the Pouya café and cultural center in Paris."

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  1. 6
    An apparatus used in controlling certain aeroplanes, consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bell-shaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, etc. historical

Etymology

Borrowed from French cloche (“bell”), from Medieval Latin clocca (“bell”). Doublet of cloak and clock.

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