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ecru
[ ek-roo, ey-kroo ]
/ ˈɛk ru, ˈeɪ kru /
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adjective
very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.
noun
an ecru color.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Also é·cru [French ey-kry]. /French eɪˈkrü/.
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ecru
/ (ˈɛkruː, ˈeɪkruː) /
noun
a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen
adjective
of the colour ecru
Word Origin for ecru
C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see crude
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