ecru

noun

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Definition of ecru

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a pale or light grayish yellow or brown : beige sense 2 … the latest fashion dictate: Beige. From Calvin Klein to the Gap, fashion purveyors have flooded malls with ecru, khaki and cream …— Teri Agins

ecru

adjective

Definition of ecru (Entry 2 of 2)

: of the color ecru : of a color that is light grayish-yellowish brown : beige ecru fabric an ecru skirt ecru walls

Examples of ecru in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Available in either pale pink or ecru, this roomy bag is large enough to house your daily essentials. — Melissa Lee, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020 Pieces come in a color palette of maroon, orange, and ecru and range in price from $40 to $250. — cleveland, 14 Jan. 2020 The plates, cups, bowls, and pitcher use the same shade of ecru, but they’re illustrated with soft blue sketches of grass. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 16 Aug. 2019 Mix in different shades like ecru, alabaster, and ivory that will create a visual separation between your layers to amp up the visual interest. — Lauren Hubbard, ELLE Decor, 1 May 2019 The pieces keep in a warm family of hues — terracotta, ecru and slate —and leverage timeless floral prints so nothing feels too trend-driven. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Sep. 2018 Stacks of firewood echo the stairs’ rigid lines, and the hall is bare except for a collection of straw hats that Alegre’s girlfriend, Cristina Carulla, hung on an ecru plaster wall. — Lauren Collins, New York Times, 11 May 2018 The ecru shade appears on the back pockets and waistband, while the legs are classic white—and totally opaque, for the record. — Emily Farra, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2018 Two square inches is hardly enough to tell a room’s worth of difference between eggshell and ecru. — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018 See More

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