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ecru

[ ek-roo, ey-kroo ]

adjective

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


noun

  1. an ecru color.

ecru

/ ˈeɪkruː; ˈɛkruː /

noun

  1. a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of the colour ecru
“Collins 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecru1

1865–70; < French, equivalent to é- completely (< Latin ex- ex- 1 ) + cru raw (< Latin ūܲ; crude )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ecru1

C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin ūܲ; see crude
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The bags are pretty simple in design: a bland ecru exterior emblazoned with TJ’s trademark emblem along with straps that come in a red, navy, yellow or green hue.

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He stuck to a colour palette of breezy blues, cream, sand and ecru.

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An ecru wool crepe cape with long, draping sleeves set the classical tone, with the gathered plaits of the models’ hair, a throwback to times past.

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Greene’s outfit Tuesday — a white, knee-length dress paired with an ecru Overland alpaca wool coat with an alpaca fur trim on the hood and collar — was surprising for a handful of reasons.

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God, I hope Kendall sings in front of an audience again, and Greg stammers his way into failing up somehow, and Gerri and Roman’s erotic entanglement deepens and Shiv continues her reign of ecru terror.

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