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Title: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: Bondai on September 14, 2012, 10:01:15 AM
ecru \EK-roo\, adjective:

1. Very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun:
1. An ecru color.

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To complete the outfit, she selected an ecru cashmere sweater to drape over her shoulders and tie loosely around her neck.
-- Pamela Hackett Hobson, The Bronxville Book Club

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She was wearing an ecru gown, giving the illusion of her fading into the grayness of the wall.
-- JoAnn Smith Ainsworth, Out of the Dark

Ecru stems from the French word of the same spelling which meant "raw, unbleached." It came from the Latin root crudus meaning "raw" and the prefix es- meaning "thoroughly."


Title: Re: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: vesta111 on September 14, 2012, 11:45:00 AM
ecru \EK-roo\, adjective:

1. Very light brown in color, as raw silk, unbleached linen, etc.

noun:
1. An ecru color.

Ecru stems from the French word of the same spelling which meant "raw, unbleached." It came from the Latin root crudus meaning "raw" and the prefix es- meaning "thoroughly."




I for one enjoy all this, I am learning a word a day and by golly it helps me to understand what others are saying.
Title: Re: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: Bondai on September 14, 2012, 12:38:14 PM
I for one enjoy all this, I am learning a word a day and by golly it helps me to understand what others are saying.

I do it for fun and I look forward to doing it every day. I hope people enjoy reading them. I hope nobody considers it spam. :whistling:
Title: Re: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: Freeper on September 14, 2012, 02:34:37 PM
I do it for fun and I look forward to doing it every day. I hope people enjoy reading them. I hope nobody considers it spam. :whistling:

I doubt anyone sees it as spam.
Title: Re: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: BlueStateSaint on September 14, 2012, 06:33:12 PM
I do it for fun and I look forward to doing it every day. I hope people enjoy reading them. I hope nobody considers it spam. :whistling:

Not at all.  More along the lines of "brain food."

H5 given.
Title: Re: Word of the Day for Friday, September 14, 2012
Post by: thundley4 on September 14, 2012, 07:33:38 PM
Ecru:  a four letter word found in many crossword puzzles, but rarely seen anywhere else.