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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ek-roo, ey-kroo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk ru, ˈeɪ kru |
Définition of ecru
Origin :- 1869, from French écru "raw, unbleached," from Old French escru "raw, crude, rough" (13c.), from es- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + Latin crudus "raw" (see crude).
- noun very light brown
- Over the back was an ecru antimacassar, tied with a pale-blue ribbon.
- Extract from : « Mrs. Bindle » by Hebert Jenkins
- In giving a brownish hue to such light colors as beige, ecru, etc., it is invaluable.
- Extract from : « The Practical Ostrich Feather Dyer » by Alexander Paul
- And the curtains are just simple cotton voiles, ecru in the living and dining rooms, and white in the bedrooms.
- Extract from : « A Thousand Ways to Please a Husband » by Louise Bennett Weaver
- She wore a percale gown, ecru ground with bright figures, a rose-colored cravat and a bonnet laden with flowers.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- A nervous tug-of-war was taking place between her right and left hand, with a twisted-up pair of ecru gloves for the cable.
- Extract from : « The Shadow » by Arthur Stringer
- The chief end of man is to witness an ecru coyote and a few absolute human failures like you and me.
- Extract from : « Heart's Desire » by Emerson Hough
- Madame had, cried madame's maid, running to fetch one with little pink flowers and green leaves on an ecru ground.
- Extract from : « A Modern Chronicle, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- In color it runs from ecru drab to hair-brown with streaks of the latter, and it is very viscid when moist.
- Extract from : « Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. » by George Francis Atkinson
- Ecru: Continue the foregoing operation for blue by passing the goods through a solution of prussiate of potash.
- Extract from : « Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 » by Barkham Burroughs
- He was slightly smaller than a load of hay in his belted suit of ecru pongee; he wore a satisfied air and a pleased mustache.
- Extract from : « The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon » by Richard Connell
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