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écrasé

[ ey-krah-zey, -kruh- ]

adjective

  1. (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of écrasé1

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

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Example Sentences

With such natives the face is flatter, and the nose is more écrasé than usual.

I wore fraise-écrasé velvet, the front covered with white "point à l'aiguille."

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