cloche hat

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• Cloche hat — Actress Vilma Bánky wearing a cloche hat, 1927 …   Wikipedia

• Cloche — (French for bell) may refer to: Bell (instrument), especially in music directions Row cover, a covering for protecting plants from cold temperatures Cloche hat, a close fitting women s hat Cloche Leythal Pastalia, a character in videogame Ar… …   Wikipedia

• cloche — ► NOUN 1) a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants. 2) (also cloche hat) a woman s close fitting, bell shaped hat. ORIGIN French, bell …   English terms dictionary

• cloche — [[t]klɒ̱ʃ[/t]] cloches 1) N COUNT A cloche is a long, low cover made of glass or clear plastic that is put over young plants to protect them from the cold. 2) N COUNT A cloche or a cloche hat is a woman s hat shaped like a bell that fits closely… …   English dictionary

• cloche — noun a) A glass covering, originally bell shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. b) A bell shaped, close fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim. Syn: cloche hat …   Wiktionary

• cloche — [klɒʃ, kləʊʃ] noun 1》 a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants. 2》 (also cloche hat) a woman s close fitting, bell shaped hat. Origin C19: from Fr., lit. bell (see cloak) …   English new terms dictionary

• cloche — n. 1 a small translucent cover for protecting or forcing outdoor plants. 2 (in full cloche hat) a woman s close fitting bell shaped hat. Etymology: F, = bell, f. med.L clocca: see CLOCK(1) …   Useful english dictionary

• hat — n cap, headpiece, headgear, headdress, chapeau; crown, crownpiece, mortarboard, helmet, sallet, casque, casquetel, Sl. tin hat, hard hat; busby, Balmoral, glengarry, topee, kepi, pill box; beanie, skullcap, yar mulke, calotte, zucchetto, Rom.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• cloche — n. 1. a woman s close fitting helmetlike hat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cloche — type of bell jar, 1882, from Fr. cloche bell, bell glass, 12c., from L.L. clocca (see CLOCK (Cf. clock)). As a type of women s hat, recorded from 1907, so called from its shape …   Etymology dictionary