Obs. Also 4–5 bleche. [ME. bleche was prob. the continuation of OE. blǽc, variant form of blác shining, white, pale (usually explained as:—OTeut. *blaiki-z and *blaiko-z respectively).]
1. Pale = BLEAK a. 1.
1340. Ayenb., 53. Al huet þou art bleche and lhene.
1393. Gower, Conf., II. 210. She is pale and bleche.
2. = BLEAK a. 2.
1598. Florio, Piaggioso, medowie, large, bleach, fieldie.
1655. Fuller, Ch. Hist., I. vi. § 4. A bleach barren place.
