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ecru

a pale beige color, as unbleached linen

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accrue – accumulate, grow, increase; added as a matter of periodic gain: accrue interest on a savings account

ec·ru

(ĕk′ro͞o, ā′kro͞o)

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).]

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ecru

(ˈɛkruː; ˈeɪkruː)

(Colours) a greyish-yellow to a light greyish colour; the colour of unbleached linen

adj

(Colours) of the colour ecru

[C19: from French, from é- (intensive) + cru raw, from Latin crūdus; see crude]

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ec•ru

or éc•ru

(ˈɛk ru, ˈeɪ kru)

adj.

1. very light brown in color; beige.

2. an ecru color.

[1865–70; < French écru=é- completely (< Latin ex- ex-¹) + cru raw (< Latin crūdus; see crude)]

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ecru - a very light brown

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light brown - a brown that is light but unsaturated

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