adj
Meaning 1
Of a beige colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ecru
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/ˈɛkɹuː/
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/ˈeɪkɹuː/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 K R UW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A beige colour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a very light brown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beige
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: light brown
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French é- French cru French écrubor. English ecru Borrowed from French écru (“raw, unbleached”).