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cloche
/klɒʃ/
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What does cloche mean?
noun
- A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
- A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.
- A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (historical) 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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IPA pronunciation
/klɒʃ/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/kloʊʃ/
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And as the evening dwindled, after the manner of Traders everywhere, he began to tell me the "ghost stories" of this station of Cloche.
Those who miss this window of opportunity can start transplants in early October and cover with a cloche immediately after germination, to accelerate seedling growth during fall and early winter.