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ecru

/ˈɛkɹuː/
/ˈeɪkɹuː/

noun ecrus · écru

countable, uncountable A beige colour. We have descended Tian Shan and entered the Taklamakan Desert, a barren landscape painted in ecru—no shrubs, no grass, only waves upon waves of naked ridges the color of buff, the highest few spotted with white specks of snow.

adjective écru

not comparable Of a beige colour. Miriam fell in love with a tulle-and-lace gown, but Judy returned to the first one they'd looked at, an ecru satin bridal gown...

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@misc{ecru_2026,
  title = {ecru},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ecru},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}