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ecru

American  
[ek-roo, ey-kroo] / ˈɛk ru, ˈeɪ kru /
French écru

adjective

  1. very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun

  1. an ecru color.

ecru British  
/ ˈeɪkruː, ˈɛkruː /

noun

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

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adjective

  1. of the colour ecru

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Etymology

Origin of ecru

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

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