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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold;

2. a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cloche \Cloche\, n. [F., prop., bell.] (A["e]ronautics) An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of a["e]roplanes, and consisting principally of a steering column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cloche \cloche\ n. 1. a woman's close-fitting helmetlike hat. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cloche n 1: a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold 2: a woman's close-fitting hat that resembles a helmet