From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishecrue‧cru /ˈeɪkruː, ˈek-/ noun [uncountable] a pale brown colour —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” 