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Webster 1913 Edition


ecru


Éˊcru′

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
crudus
raw.]
Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like.

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ecru

ecru

See also: écru

English

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Noun

ecru (countable and uncountable, plural ecrus)

  1. A beige colour.
    ecru colour:    

Adjective

ecru (not comparable)

  1. Of a beige colour.
    • 2005, Binnie Kirshenbaum, An Almost Perfect Moment
      Miriam fell in love with a tulle-and-lace gown, but Judy returned to the first one they'd looked at, an ecru satin bridal gown...

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  • Appendix:Colors

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Italian

Etymology

French

Adjective

ecru (invariable)

  1. ecru

Noun

ecru m, f (invariable)

  1. ecru

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