ecru
very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.
an ecru color.
Origin of ecru
1- Also é·cru [French ey-kry]. /French eɪˈkrü/.
Words Nearby ecru
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How to use ecru in a sentence
She wore a couture ecru-colored coat, slim-fitting pants and, best of all: a sleek, shiny new hairstyle.
Kerry Washington’s Hair Evolution As Olivia Pope on Scandal | Allison Samuels | October 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are the ones who appear to be in living color that contrasts sharply with the bland ecru of their competitors.
She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterJust before coming back to college, she had indulged in long ecru suède gloves, which she now drew on silently.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedThe child had on a soft ecru dress, cut low at the throat and simply made.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires | Laura Dent Crane
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 StringerOver the back was an ecru antimacassar, tied with a pale-blue ribbon.
Mrs. Bindle | Hebert Jenkins
British Dictionary definitions for ecru
/ (ˈɛkruː, ˈeɪkruː) /
a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen
of the colour ecru
Origin of ecru
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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