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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
Essence, 18 Mar. 2025
Lawrence kept the rest of her look lowkey in an off-white cloche, oatmeal scarf, billowing black trousers, and black ballet flats.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
Suspend them beneath a glass cloche on the bottom shelf of the bar cart.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
Michelle was met with a table set with food, candles, and a cloche that, when lifted, revealed Rick’s grinning head on a platter.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Cloche.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloche. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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