ecru
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Ecru ( , or ) is a grayish yellow or cream colour. It initially indicated the colour of unbleached linen (approximately , and some English dictionaries still define it this way. However, over the years, it has also come to be used for a much darker color.
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Ecru ( , or ) is a grayish yellow or cream colour. It initially indicated the colour of unbleached linen (approximately , and some English dictionaries still define it this way. However, over the years, it has also come to be used for a much darker color.
Ecru comes from the French word for the color of unbleached linen, and the word means "raw, unbleached" in French. It has also been known as "the colour of silk".
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