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Ecru

Ecru describes the shade greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown. It is often used to describe such fabrics as silk and linen in their unbleached state. Ecru comes from the French word écru, which means literally 'raw' or 'unbleached'.

In the 1930s and before, ecru was considered to be the same colour as beige (a synonym or alias for beige), but now ecru and beige are regarded as two different colours.

Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Ecru (color sample #90):

Ecru in human culture

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Ecru expands to Australia.(Ecru New York, L&G Salon Products)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2005; Ecru New York recently forged a new distribution liaison with L&G Salon Products located in Perth, Australia. The goal of the...
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[ECRU, MISS]
Jan 16, 2000; ECRU, Miss. - Long after the high school football game ended, Lisa Herdahl and Pat Mounce sat on wet bleachers, talking intently...
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ecru
Jan 01, 1999; ecru adjective & noun M19 French ( écru raw, unbleached). (Of) the color of unbleached linen; light fawn.
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Ecru New York.(Vincent Costanzo appointed)(Brief Article)
Apr 01, 2005; Vincent Costanzo to consumer division manager, Ecru New York.
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Where in Mississippi is ... Ecru? From colorful beginnings came a town now known for its comfortable furniture and country music.(SMALL-TOWN SPOTLIGHT)
Jul 01, 2005; A lavish turkey dinner put the town of Ecru on the map--literally. In 1886, the largest settlement in the northern part of...
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