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cru

[ kroo; French kry ]

noun

, plural crus [krooz, k, r, y].
  1. (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth Grand Cru or a First Growth Premier Cru.


cru

/ kruː; kry /

noun

  1. winemaking (in France) a vineyard, group of vineyards, or wine-producing region
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cru1

1815–25; < French, noun use of crû, past participle of croître to grow < Latin crēscere
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cru1

from French: production, from crû, past participle of croître to grow
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Example Sentences

As its former name implies, Cru is best known for its campus outreach: Bible study groups and the like.

CCC—sorry, Cru—is at once better known and lesser known than these groups.

Bill Barry's statement that the cru-colored bovine was "lively" and could outrun his sorrel mare was, at least founded upon fact.

An' them hosses won't trot 'less I lick 'em, an' ef I lick 'em I'm guilty o' cru'lty ter animals—includin' myself.

The second story windows were closely hung with dainty cru lace curtains.

Perhaps he had blundered on a well-founded theory, but he certainly lacked discrimination as to the cru.

Mine was pale pink crpe de chine trimmed with cru lace and rose satin.

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