ecru n : a very light brown [syn: beige]

English

Etymology

From écru, "raw" or "unbleached".

Noun

1. a beige colour.

   ecru colour:   

Adjective

1. of a beige colour.

See also

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

Sports

• In the 1990s Liverpool Football Club wore what they called an "Ecru" shirt; however, this was a cream colour.
• Uruguayan club Barrio Sur F.C. wear ecru colour as away kit

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