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Does the meaning of cloche ring a bell?
The word cloche refers to very different things but the connection between them is apparent in the word's meaning: cloche is French for "bell," and both the gardening cloche and the hat cloche are typically shaped like the archetypal bell. The gourmands among you may be aware of another kind of cloche as well. Covered in our unabridged dictionary, Webster's Third New International, cloche also refers to a bell-shaped cover placed over food in cooking or serving. The French word cloche comes from Medieval Latin clocca, which is also the source of the words "cloak" and "clock."
Examples of cloche in a Sentence
Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
With protection, tomatoes can survive for a while in fall, but floating row covers and cloches can only do so much.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Ingredients: 1 oz Macallan 12yo 1 oz Drambuie 0.75 oz Ginger/Honey Syrup
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
Instructions: Stir ingredients in a rocks glass with a large ice cube, then smoke under a cloche.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
They could be experienced wafting from oversized metallic flowers or from glass cloches.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Cloche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloche. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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