: a pale or light grayish yellow or brown : beige sense 2
… the latest fashion dictate: Beige. From Calvin Klein to the Gap, fashion purveyors have flooded malls with ecru, khaki and cream …Teri Agins

ecru

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adjective

: of the color ecru : of a color that is light grayish-yellowish brown : beige
ecru fabric
an ecru skirt
ecru walls

Examples of ecru in a Sentence

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Noun
The wooden caps — winking to Venetian palazzos’ foundations — come in colors such as red, ecru and green, and are lined in cork. Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 The sleek leather is found in a palette of black, ochre and ecru. Erin Lassner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
This is also the second time that Harris has landed a Vogue cover, having first appeared on the February 2021 issue wearing a Donald Deal brown pantsuit, an ecru crewneck top and Converse sneakers without socks. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024 Shop it in core colors black, ecru, cappuccino, dark olive, or stone. $248 at Cuyana Best hybrid shoulder bag This elegant bestseller from Banana Republic fits a ton. Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ecru 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French écru, literally, unbleached, raw, from Old French escru, from es- completely (from Latin ex-) + cru raw, from Latin crudus — more at raw

First Known Use

Noun

1836, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ecru was in 1836

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“Ecru.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ecru. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

ecru

noun
ec·​ru
ˈek-rü,
ˈā-krü
: beige
ecru adjective

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