clechée
adjective
cle·chée
\klāˈshā, kleˈ-, ˈkleshē\\ˈkleshē\
variants: less commonly
cleché
\klāˈshā, kleˈ-, ˈkleshē\ orclechy
\ˈkleshē\Definition of clechée
of a heraldic cross
: voided and having each extremity shaped like the handle of a medieval key — compare urdée
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Origin and Etymology of clechée
French cléché, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin clavicatus, from Latin clavis key — more at clavicle
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