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ecru
[ ek-roo, ey-kroo ]
adjective
- very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.
noun
- an ecru color.
ecru
/ ˈeɪkruː; ˈɛkruː /
noun
- a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen
adjective
- of the colour ecru
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ecru1
C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see crude
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Example Sentences
Shows a large, bold pattern, cable edged, and is almost invariably in a deep écru tone.
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It may be darned in one color on white, black or écru net if preferred, and with linen floss.
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This is a very popular decoration for curtains and vestibule doors and is made of heavy écru or white net and braid.
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Further still, a reach of pearly gray is shot with écru and crimson lake, faint veins of white, or scars of sullen black.
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I wore my écru batiste with the heavy white embroidery and the écru bonnet with the wreath of pink and red roses.
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