écru

A form of ecru — A beige colour.

Meanings

adjectiveécru (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of ecru.

    The tussah, or wild silks, remain an écru color.

    1914, William Henry Dooley, chapter XVII, in Textiles for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools, page 204
nounécru (countable and uncountable, plural écrus)

plural écrus

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of ecru.
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APA

écru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cru

MLA

“écru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cru. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “écru,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cru.

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