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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cloche \Cloche\, noun [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.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
cloche
noun
1: a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold
2: a woman's close-fitting helmet-like hat
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