ecrase

é·cra·sé

[ey-krah-zey, -kruh-]
adjective
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.

Origin:
< French, past participle of écraser to crush, bruise, Middle French, equivalent to é- ex-1 + -craser < Middle English crasen to brake, shatter; see craze

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