Ecru
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Description
1) A hue designation for the color of raw Silk or unbleached Cotton, Wool, or Linen.
2) Natural fibers or unbleached fabric.
Synonyms and Related Terms
crudo (Esp.); ecru (ongebleekt doek) (Ned);
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998