Crus

Word CRUS
Character 4
Hyphenation crus
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Definitions and meanings of "Crus"

What do we mean by crus?

The section of the leg or hind limb between the knee and foot; shank. noun

A leglike part. noun

A body part consisting of elongated masses or diverging bands that resemble legs or roots. noun

Plural The calcareous brachial supports in the Brachiopoda, as in Pentamerus and Rhynchonella, where they are a pair of short discrete, slightly curved lamellæ. Also called crural plates. noun

In anatomy and zoology: The lower leg; the part of the hind limb between the knee and the ankle; the second segment of the hind limb, corresponding to the forearm or antebrachium of the fore limb, represented by the length of the tibia or shinbone. noun

Some part likened to a leg, as one of a pair of supporting parts; a pillar; a peduncle. noun

That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh, and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank. noun

Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs. noun

A leglike part; shank noun

Grades of wine; Plural form of cru. noun

The leg from the knee to foot noun

The shin (tibia and fibula)

A leglike part; shank

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The word "crus" in example sentences

In another branch of the Indo-European family, the same stem * kro - produced the Latin word crus, "dear." ❋ Unknown (2008)

As the fibres of the medulla pass up through the pons to the great inferior ganglion, and the fibres of the corpus striatum pass outward and upward to form the cerebrum, this procession of the fibres is shown in the annexed engraving, in which we see the restiform bodies passing up to form the cerebellum, and the remainder of the medulla fibres passing through the pons, and then, under the name crus cerebri or thigh of the cerebrum, passing through the thalamus and striatum to expand in the left hemisphere of the cerebrum. ❋ Unknown (1856)

"We ain't got to de las 'crus' yit, an 'I couldn't make my dinneh on a crus' nohow. ❋ Edward Payson Roe (1863)

Despite his affection for Champagne, Chef Ducasse's cellar at home in Monaco is dominated by Burgundy and Bordeaux, many of them grand crus and first growths. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

But how much impact can these designations really have when the best Muscadet crus cost just a few dollars more than the "regular" wines? ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

That said, even in a hot vintage Mr. Bize's wines can be forbidding in their youth—especially the premier crus—and generally need a few years of bottle age after release. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

The better Savigny rouges, particularly the premier crus, can be extremely complex, and they can age and improve for years, even decades. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

There are 10 crus named after the villages that stretch for more than 20 kilometers in central-eastern France. ❋ Will Lyons (2011)

While there are no grand cru vineyards here, there are many fine premier crus, and the overall quality of its wines is probably better than that of Chassagne-Montrachet and Puligny-Montrachet. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

Beaujolais can be rather simple in its most basic incarnation but some wines, especially those from the Beaujolais crus the nine prestigious subdistricts, can be surprisingly complex, even Burgundy-like. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

The INAO just approved three crus communaux, Clison, Gorges and Le Pallet, a few weeks ago. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

Les Jardins de Saint-Benoît is a very smart riverside estate and an ideal rural retreat to sample the region's finest crus. ❋ Richard Powell (2011)

Mr. Bize recommends as much as 10 years for the premier crus. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

Jason Lee for The Wall Street Journal This system, called the "échelle des crus," was implemented about 50 years ago to protect Champagne growers. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)

Still, over the last 10 bottled vintages, Lafite commands a 122% price premium over the four other premier crus, and identical vintages of Lafite get higher prices in Hong Kong than in London, reports London International Vintners Excha nge. ❋ Jake Lee (2010)

Although Volnay does not have any official grands crus—the highest vineyard rating—more than half of its vineyards are premiers crus, the second-highest category. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

In Domaine de la Roman é e-Conti's case, the crus the family has acquired through a process that started with Mr. de Villaine's great-great-great-grandfather, Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet, are some of the most sought after in the whole of Burgundy. ❋ Will Lyons (2010)

Les Jardins de Saint-Benoît is a very smart riverside estate and an ideal rural retreat to sample the region's finest crus. ❋ Richard Powell (2011)

The interesting point is when a “not so well known” wine beats some first growths when these famous crus cannot say “we are not ready yet”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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