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cloche
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cloche  (klsh)
n.
1. A close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape.
2. A usually bell-shaped cover, used chiefly to protect plants from frost.

[French, from Old French, bell, from Medieval Latin clocca; see clock1.]

cloche [klɒʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a bell-shaped cover used to protect young plants
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a woman's almost brimless close-fitting hat, typical of the 1920s and 1930s
[from French: bell, from Medieval Latin clocca]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cloche - a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"
2.cloche - a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet
woman's hat, millinery - hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
Translations
cloche [klɒʃ] Ncampana f de cristal
cloche [ˈklɒʃ] n
(for plants)cloche f
cloche
n
(= hat)Topfhut m
(for plants) → Folien-/Glasschutz m


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