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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Also é·cru

[French ey-kry]. /French eɪˈkrü/.

Origin of ecru

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

Words nearby ecru

écrasé, écraseur, écrevisse, e-crime, e-CRM, ecru, ECS, ECSC, ecstasy, ecstatic, ecstatics

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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|DAILY BEAST
They are the ones who appear to be in living color that contrasts sharply with the bland ecru of their competitors.
Michele, You’re No Reagan|Jack W. Germond|July 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She was wearing a gown of Nile green pongee, heavily trimmed with expensive ecru lace.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
Just 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 Speed

The 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 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

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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