ecru

[ ek-roo, ey-kroo ]
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adjective
  1. very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun
  1. an ecru color.

Origin of ecru

1
1865–70; <French, equivalent to é- completely (<Latin ex-ex-1) + cru raw (<Latin crūdus;see crude)
  • Also é·cru [French ey-kry]. /French eɪˈkrü/.

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How to use ecru in a sentence

  • 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.

    The Shadow | Arthur Stringer
  • Over the back was an ecru antimacassar, tied with a pale-blue ribbon.

    Mrs. Bindle | Hebert Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for ecru

ecru

/ (ˈɛkruː, ˈeɪkruː) /


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

adjective
  1. of the colour ecru

Origin of ecru

1
C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see crude

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