cru

[ kroo; French kry ]

/ kru; French krü /

noun, plural crus [krooz; French kry]. /kruz; French krü/.

(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

Words nearby cru

CRP, crs., CRST syndrome, CRT, CRTC, cru, cruces, crucial, crucian, crucian carp, cruciate

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Example sentences from the Web for cru

As its former name implies, Cru is best known for its campus outreach: Bible study groups and the like.
The Christian Do-Gooders Secretly Attacking Gays|Jay Michaelson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
CCC—sorry, Cru—is at once better known and lesser known than these groups.
The Christian Do-Gooders Secretly Attacking Gays|Jay Michaelson|July 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On a cru reconnatre que les proportions de cette statue se rapprochaient beaucoup des proportions prscrites par Polyclte.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
Mine was pale pink crpe de chine trimmed with cru lace and rose satin.
Daddy Long-Legs|Jean Webster

Spite, however, of their long pedigree and advantageous southern aspect, the Moussy vineyards rank to-day merely as a second cru.
A History of Champagne|Henry Vizetelly
Its cru, called Charlemagne, has considerably more than a local reputation.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy|Francis Miltoun
Perhaps he had blundered on a well-founded theory, but he certainly lacked discrimination as to the cru.
Cynthia's Chauffeur|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for cru

cru

/ (kruː, French kry) /

noun

winemaking (in France) a vineyard, group of vineyards, or wine-producing region

Word Origin for cru

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

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