ecru
Collocations
4ADJ.
bridal, painted
VERB + ECRU
looked
ECRU + NOUN
gown, satin, shrubs
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
A beige colour.
We have descended Tian Shan and entered the Taklamakan Desert, a barren landscape painted in ecru—no shrubs, no grass, only waves upon waves of naked ridges the color of buff, the highest few spotted with white specks of snow.
adj
Of a beige colour.
Miriam fell in love with a tulle-and-lace gown, but Judy returned to the first one they'd looked at, an ecru satin bridal gown...
I might rethink my cream suit, I say. “Do you really have a cream suit?” she sighs. “Is it cream or is it ecru?” With that, I learn a new word.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a very light brown
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4We have descended Tian Shan and entered the Taklamakan Desert, a barren landscape painted in ecru—no shrubs, no grass, only waves upon waves of naked ridges the color of buff, the highest few spotted
WiktionaryMiriam fell in love with a tulle-and-lace gown, but Judy returned to the first one they'd looked at, an ecru satin bridal gown...
WiktionaryI might rethink my cream suit, I say. “Do you really have a cream suit?” she sighs. “Is it cream or is it ecru?” With that, I learn a new word.
WiktionaryI want the walls to be painted ecru.
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