▪ I. † cleche, n. Obs. rare—1.
[If not merely an error for cloche (see clutch n.), this may be a southern form corresponding to cleek n.: but see also cleach.]
A clutch.
| c 1225 Ancr. R. 174 Leste he drawe ou utward..&..worpen upon ou his crokes [C. hise cleches, T. clokes]. |
▪ II. cleche
obs. f. cleach v. and n.