ecru

French é·cru

[ek-roo, ey-kroo]

adjective

1. very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun

1. an ecru color.

ecru

/ ˈeɪkruː, ˈɛkruː /

noun

1. a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen

adjective

1. of the colour ecru

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecru¹

1865–70; < French, equivalent to é- completely (< Latin ex- ex- ¹ ) + cru raw (< Latin crūdus; crude )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ecru¹

C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see _crude