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Definition of ecru noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ecru

noun

/ˈeɪkruː/,

/ˈekruː/

/ˈeɪkruː/,

/ˈekruː/

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a light brown or cream colourTopics Colours and Shapesc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French écru ‘unbleached’.

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