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Webster 1913 Edition

ecru

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Éˊcru′

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

Definition 2025

écru

écru

See also: ecru

English

Adjective

écru ‎(not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of ecru
    • 1914, William Henry Dooley, Textiles for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools, Chapter XVII., page #204:
      The tussah, or wild silks, remain an écru color.

French

Etymology

é- +‎ cru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekʁy/

Adjective

écru m ‎(feminine singular écrue, masculine plural écrus, feminine plural écrues)

  1. raw (of materials)

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowing from French écru ‎(“raw, unbleached”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛk.rʲi]

Adjective

écru

  1. cream, off-white

See also

Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)
     czerwony      zielony      żółty      beżowy      biały
     karmazyn      magenta      morski      limonkowy      różowy
     indygo      niebieski      pomarańczowy      szary      fuksjowy
     czarny      purpurowy      brązowy      błękitny      cyjan

Etymology

Borrowing from French écru ‎(“raw, unbleached”).

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