clechée

adjective

cle·​chée

variants or less commonly cleché

klāˈshā,

kleˈ-,

ˈkleshē

or clechy

ˈkleshē

of a heraldic cross

: voided and having each extremity shaped like the handle of a medieval key compare urdée

Word History

Etymology

French cléché, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin clavicatus, from Latin clavis key

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