ecru
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈɛkru/
- He painted the living room in a warm ecru shade to create a cozy atmosphere.
- ecru silk
- ecru satin
- ecru linen
Examples
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I see instead the delicate band of ecru lace around her throat and the hint of lace at her wrists.
Fiction book (1996) -
Came in a choice of either ecru or white and a choice of two fonts.
Blog text (13) -
"Colors that work best are black, gray, ecru, and navy.
Blog text (18) -
Should you observe something that you want, purchase this in white or ecru.
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Mark, it was all grays, not silver or ecru.
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The outside is sleek, ecru wood panels set off by crisp black shutters.
Fiction book (2000) -
Lily glanced at a box of ecru envelopes lined with tissue paper.
Fiction book (2000) -
This month's challenge is to create a project using hues of white (i.e., white, ecru, cream, off-white, etc.).
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There was an organ in front of the bay window, and delicate ecru lace curtains of the finest quality billowed in a stray breeze around the polished instrument.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm taking a floor-length brown A-line skirt from the thrift store and putting an ecru band around it, about 6 inches above the hem, then painting hieroglyphics all around the band.
Blog text (27)
Synonyms
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1.0
A pale light brown colour often used for walls or clothes
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ecru comes from French écru, a word that meant 'raw' or 'unbleached' cloth, so picture the natural colour of linen. That's why ecru today means a pale, light-brown or beige shade like unbleached fabric.