cloche
/klɒʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth.
noun
A bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim.
noun
A tableware cover, often resembling a bell.
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "Old window screens were shade cloth; flattened cardboard and carpet offcuts were weed matting; plastic bottles, when sliced in half, became little cloches to fit over seedlings to keep them warm."
- "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."
- "Pistachio and date-filled cakes glisten under a glass cloche as customers drinking cardamom tea settle into brightly tapestried pouf chairs at the Pouya café and cultural center in Paris."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: cloche, clocca