CLOCHE


Meaning of CLOCHE in English

cloche /klɒʃ $ kloʊʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'bell' , from Medieval Latin clocca ; ⇨ ↑ clock 1 ]

1 . a hat shaped like a bell, worn by women in the 1920s

2 . British English a glass or transparent plastic cover put over young plants to protect them during cold weather

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.