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How to pronounce cloche in English?

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Type Words
Type of protection, protective cover, protective covering
Type Words
Type of millinery, woman's hat

Examples of cloche

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A really good find is the garden cloche that can be put over a dish of any kind.
From the dailyherald.com
The show stealer is the gilded pumpkin sitting on a bed of straw under a cloche.
From the suntimes.com
Six women in cloche hats sit in the bleachers at Griffith Stadium in the 1920s.
From the washingtonpost.com
Dora Hannah in cloche hat and light raincoat flapping about a pretty print dress.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
At this time of year a cloche tunnel can be used to extend the growing season.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Seedlings can be kept warm in a coldframe, above, or under a polythene cloche.
From the nzherald.co.nz
These bunkers had better fireshelters, ventilation and an observation cloche.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Tomatoes can be sown under a cloche, then thinned to two or even one plant in each.
From the odt.co.nz
Covering each clump with a cloche can force the flowers into life a little earlier.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
  • A woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet
  • Something used to protect a plant from cold weather, whether plastic, fabric or glass, or an old milk carton.
  • A cover used to protect young plants, or in propagation. Early cloches were bell-shaped.
  • A structure used to protect early crops outdoors or to warm up the soil prior to planting.
  • Panes of glass, plastic sheeting or other transparent covering, held together by shaped wires or canes, used for forcing outdoor plants.
  • Originally, a portable bell-shaped glass cover to encourage seed germination and protect early growth; now mainly of tent or tunnel shape and made of plastic.
  • Covers for individual plants, protecting against frost, birds and pests; a miniature cold frame.