A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ECRU

Sun, 22 Oct '23
Shade of unbleached linen
Thu, 6 Jul '23
Cream alternative
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Color from the French for "unbleached"
Tue, 14 Feb '23
Shade of unbleached linen
Mon, 7 Nov '22
Color of unbleached linen
Thu, 15 Sep '22
Neutral hue
Mon, 9 May '22
Hosiery shade
Fri, 11 Mar '22
Color whose name comes from the French for "unbleached"
Tue, 2 Nov '21
Light beige
Mon, 19 Jul '21
Sandy hue
Sun, 18 Jul '21
Earth tone