[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

'ecru \'e`cru"\, a. f., fr. l. crudus raw.
   having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk,
   linen, or the like.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ecru
     n : a very light brown syn: beige
see also:
beige 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

84 moby thesaurus words for "ecru":
   aureate, auric, beige, brown, brownish, brownish-yellow, brunet,
   buff, buff-yellow, canary, canary-yellow, chocolate, cinnamon,
   citron, citron-yellow, cocoa, cocoa-brown, coffee, coffee-brown,
   cream, creamy, drab, dun, dun-brown, dun-drab, fallow, fawn,
   fawn-colored, flaxen, fuscous, gilded, gilt, gold, gold-colored,
   golden, grege, hazel, khaki, lemon, lemon-yellow, lurid, luteolous,
   lutescent, nut-brown, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous,
   ochroid, ochrous, ochry, olive-brown, olive-drab, or, primrose,
   primrose-colored, primrose-yellow, saffron, saffron-colored,
   saffron-yellow, sallow, sand-colored, sandy, seal, seal-brown,
   sepia, snuff-colored, sorrel, straw, straw-colored, tan, taupe,
   tawny, toast, toast-brown, umber, umber-colored, walnut,
   walnut-brown, xanthic, xanthous, yellow, yellowish,
   yellowish-brown

[4] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

ecru, ms town, fips 21340
  location: 34.35621 n, 89.02542 w
  population 1990: 696 311 housing units
  area: 10.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 38841

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

ecru, ms -- u.s. town in mississippi
   population 2000:    947
   housing units 2000: 411
   land area 2000:     4.094841 sq. miles 10.605590 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.006807 sq. miles 0.017631 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.101648 sq. miles 10.623221 sq. km
   fips code:            21340
   located within:       mississippi ms, fips 28
   location:             34.355505 n, 89.027633 w
   zip codes 1990:     38841
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    ecru, ms
    ecru

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