crus
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Meadows calls the domaine’s namesake wine an aggregator of the top qualities of all the grands crus, Burgundy’s top-tier vineyards, forming a mystical combination of aromatics and liquid silk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Today Marion produces a wide range of wines, from “basic” Bourgogne to grand crus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
In Beaujolais, there are no premier crus or grands crus at lofty prices and scarce availability.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
At the top were the grand crus, the glorious few in which the distinctive character of the vineyards transcended all other categories.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
The belly extends approximately one-fourth of the way down the crus and gives rise to the tendon of insertion which passes distally and superficially through the posterior edge of the tibial cartilage.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by William B. Stallcup
On the front and under surface, the midbrain separates slightly as if to form two pillars, which are called the crura cerebri, or cerebral peduncles.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
A part of the brain formed by the union of the crura cerebri and cerebelli.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
Through the crura pass the splanchnic nerves, and in addition to these the left crus is pierced by the vena azygos minor.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
There are also special bundles of muscle fibers extending from the crura of the diaphragm and surrounding the esophagus, which contribute to tonic closure in the same way that a pinch-cock closes a rubber tube.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
Localised hæmorrhages also occur, although less frequently, in the crura cerebri, the pons, the floor of the fourth ventricle, and the cerebellum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
