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ecrua pale beige color, as unbleached linen Not to be confused with:accrue – accumulate, grow, increase; added as a matter of periodic gain: accrue interest on a savings accountec·ru E0032800 (ĕk′ro͞o, ā′kro͞o)n. A grayish to pale yellow or light grayish-yellowish brown. [French écru, raw, unbleached, from Old French escru : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + cru, raw (from Latin crūdus; see kreuə- in Indo-European roots).]ecru (ˈɛkruː; ˈeɪkruː) n (Colours) a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linenadj (Colours) of the colour ecru[C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see crude]ec•ru or éc•ru (ˈɛk ru, ˈeɪ kru) adj. 1. very light brown in color; beige. n. 2. an ecru color. [1865–70; < French écru=é- completely (< Latin ex- ex-1) + cru raw (< Latin crūdus; see crude)] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ecru - a very light brown beigelight brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated | Translationsecru
ecru a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen ECRU
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ECRU➣Environmental Change Research Unit (University of Helsinki; Helsinki, Finland) | ECRU➣Eastern Counties Rugby Union (England, UK) | ECRU➣Effective Care Research Unit (South Africa) | ECRU➣Enhanced Command Response Unit | ECRU➣Environmental Consulting and Research Unit (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization; Victoria, Australia) |
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Synonyms for ecrunoun a very light brownSynonymsRelated Words |