ecru

[ 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

Example Sentences

She wore a couture ecru-colored coat, slim-fitting pants and, best of all: a sleek, shiny new hairstyle.

From The Daily Beast

They are the ones who appear to be in living color that contrasts sharply with the bland ecru of their competitors.

From The Daily Beast

She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.

From Project Gutenberg

Just before coming back to college, she had indulged in long ecru suède gloves, which she now drew on silently.

From Project Gutenberg

The child had on a soft ecru dress, cut low at the throat and simply made.

From Project Gutenberg

A nervous tug-of-war was taking place between her right and left hand, with a twisted-up pair of ecru gloves for the cable.

From Project Gutenberg

Over the back was an ecru antimacassar, tied with a pale-blue ribbon.

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