cloche
pronunciation
How to pronounce cloche in British English:
UK [klɒʃ]
How to pronounce cloche in American English:
US [ kloʊʃ]
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- Noun:
- a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
- a woman's close-fitting helmet-like hat
Word Origin
- cloche (n.)
- type of bell jar, 1882, from French cloche "bell, bell glass" (12c.), from Late Latin clocca "bell" (see clock (n.1)). As a type of women's hat, recorded from 1907, so called from its shape.