écrasé

[ ey-krah-zey, -kruh- ]

adjective

1. (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of écrasé¹

< French, past participle of écraser to crush, bruise, Middle French, equivalent to é- ex- ¹ + -craser < Middle English crasen to brake, shatter; craze

Example Sentences

When “something heavy” falls on Eddy Bellegueule’s father at the factory where he works, leaving his back “broyé, écrasé” — “mangled, crushed” — it may seem a kind of justice.

From New York Times

The French-Canadian newspaper headlines were just as mournful: “Une Leçon,” and “Le Canada Écrasé.”

From New York Times

Crazy, we have borrowed from the French ecrasé, crushed, broken: we still use the same meaning, and say that such a person is crack’d.

From Project Gutenberg

Also in limp lambskin, 3s. 6d. net; Velvet calf, 5s. net; Ecrasé persian. 5s. net.

From Project Gutenberg

Limp lambskin, 3s. 6d. net; Velvet calf, 5s. net; Ecrasé persian, 5s. net.

From Project Gutenberg