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plural cloches
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth. examples
A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim. quotations examples
Faux 19th-century bartenders in sleeve garters and baroque facial hair ply their trade in pre-Prohibition bars. Women wearing cloche hats order sidecars at speakeasies.
2011 October 3, Wayne Curtis, “From Tiki to Tacky—and Back”, in The Atlantic
A tableware cover, often resembling a bell. examples
(aviation, 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.