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Ecru

2 stages from French to English.

Today it means a pale beige color, resembling unbleached linen
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Stage 1 of 2
ecru
French · 1800s
"raw, unbleached"
literally raw, unbleached, describing the natural color of undyed linen
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Stage 2 of 2
ecru
English · 1870s
"a pale beige color"
adopted directly for the pale beige color of unbleached fabric
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