Ecru

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);

Resources and Citations

• 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