cru
[kroo; French kry]
- (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).
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Origin of cru
1815–25; < French, noun use of crû, past participle of croître to grow < Latin crēscere
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Contemporary Examples
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.
Historical Examples
Let us say Romané‑Conti, which is the "cru" that Barty loved best.
The MartianGeorge Du Maurier
On a cru reconnatre que les proportions de cette statue se rapprochaient beaucoup des proportions prscrites par Polyclte.
Walks in RomeAugustus J.C. Hare
Cru′ciform, in the form of a cross; Crucig′erous, bearing a cross.
Moreover, though he was of the right third or fourth cru of mil-huit-cent-trente, there was something wanting in his execution.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2George Saintsbury
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.
Mary Louise in the CountryL. Frank Baum (AKA Edith Van Dyne)
cru
- winemaking (in France) a vineyard, group of vineyards, or wine-producing region
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Word Origin
from French: production, from crû, past participle of croître to grow
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Word Origin and History for cru
n.
from French cru "vineyard," literally "growth" (16c.), from Old French crois (12c.; Modern French croît), from croiss-, stem of croistre "growth, augment, increase," ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive" (see crescent).
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