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    ecru

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·cru /ˈeɪkruː, ˈek-/ noun [uncountable]  a pale brown colour 淡褐色 —ecru adjective
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    ecru• We walked to the elevators through about a quarter mile of post-modernist interior decor, pretty well disguised as fake ecru adobe.    Origin ecru (1800-1900) French écru “not made white”
    e·cru nounChineseSyllable
    brown pale a colour Corpus


    ecru
    e‧cru /ˈeɪkruː, ˈek-/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: écru 'not made white'
    a pale brown colour
    —ecru adjective


    ecruBrE /ˈeɪkruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈeɪkruː/ 🔊BrE /ˈekruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈekruː/ 🔊 nouna light brown or cream colour 淡褐色；米色