écroulé, -e, part., fallen down, overthrown. Un mur —; a fallen wall. Un empire —; an overthrown empire.
écroulement (é-krool-mān), n.m., falling in, falling down, crumbling down; wreck, ruin.
s’écrouler, v.r., to fall in, to fall down, to fall to pieces; to break down; to collapse; to perish. Cet édifice vint à s’—; that building fell down. La terre s’écroula; the ground gave way. Faire s’—; to pull or bring down.
écroûter, v.a., to cut off the crust. S’—; to lose its crust (of bread).
écru, -e, adj., unbleached, raw. Fil —, soie —e; raw thread, raw silk. Toile —e; brown holland.
écrues, n.f.pl., wood of new and spontaneous growth.
ectropion, n.m., (med.) eversion of the eyelids.
☉ectype, n.f., ectype.
écu, n.m., shield; ☉crown, an obsolete French coin; ☉half a crown; money, cash; copy-paper. Amasser des —s; to hoard up money. C’est le père aux —s; he is a moneyed man.
écuage, n.m., scutage, land-tax.