A close-fitting, bell-shaped hat popular in the 1920s, or a glass bell-shaped cover used to protect plants in gardening.
From French 'cloche' meaning 'bell,' the hat was named for its distinctive bell shape that hugged the head closely. The 1920s cloche hat revolutionized women's fashion by accommodating the era's short bob hairstyles and symbolizing the liberated 'flapper' lifestyle. Surprisingly, the same word describes both the iconic hat and the glass garden covers used by French gardeners—both are bell-shaped, showing how one simple shape connects haute couture to horticulture.
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