cloche

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [klohsh, klawsh]
- /kloʊʃ, klɔʃ/
- /klɒʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klohsh, klawsh]
- /kloʊʃ, klɔʃ/

Definitions of cloche word

countable noun cloche 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. 3
countable noun cloche A cloche or a cloche hat is a woman's hat shaped like a bell that fits closely round the head. Cloche hats were popular in the 1920s. 3
noun cloche a bell-shaped cover used to protect young plants 3
noun cloche a woman's almost brimless close-fitting hat, typical of the 1920s and 1930s 3
noun cloche a transparent covering used to protect or force delicate plants 3
noun cloche a closefitting, bell-shaped hat for women 3

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Origin of cloche

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; < French: bell, bell-jar < Medieval Latin clocca. See cloak

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Parts of speech for Cloche

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cloche popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for cloche

noun cloche

cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
cold frame — A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.

All 3 Synonyms of cloche