Meaning of Cloche | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
2. A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.
3. A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.
4. 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.
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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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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