[WWI] OT!!!! Fw: A.Word.A.Day--ecru

[Diego Fernetti]

I'm subsicribed to a vocabulary newsletter, and lo and behold, today's post is something that can interest the listeroos, especially those struggling to pronounce French camouflage colours.
D.




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Subject: A.Word.A.Day--ecru


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This week's theme
Autumn colors 

This week's words
ecru

A sample of images in ecru 
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      A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg

Autumn is here. Last week marked the arrival of fall, the festival of colors. As you relish the golden yellows, bright oranges, and cheery reds of falling leaves as a feast for the eyes, use this week's words in A.Word.A.Day to celebrate the variety of hues. 
ecru 

PRONUNCIATION:
(EK-roo, AY-kroo)  

MEANING:
adjective: Of a pale brown color, like raw silk or unbleached linen; beige. 


ETYMOLOGY: