0 a piece of clear material, sometimes on a frame, used to cover plants for a short time, usually to protect them from cold weather or to help them grow faster --
1 a woman's hat, shaped like a bell and fitting closely around the head, that was popular in the 1920s --
More often, a cloche, or bell jar, refers to a covering made of glass or plastic, placed over individual plants to provide similar protection as row cover.
During the early twentieth century, the popularity and influence of cloche hats was at its peak.
However, armament was never furnished and the cloche was not fitted.
In the 1920s women started for the first time to bob, shingle and crop their hair, often covering it with small head-hugging cloche hats.
First they were all over the mouse's head like a cloche hat.
A "cloche" (bell) was a fixed and non-retractable firing position made of a thick iron casting which shielded its occupant.
A protective tunnel formed with row cover is sometimes called a "cloche".
In later years, a summer cloche might be made from sisal or straw.
