crus
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The wine list ranged from grand crus to top producers’ “basic” Bourgognes, at prices close to or below U.S. retail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Today Marion produces a wide range of wines, from “basic” Bourgogne to grand crus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Burgundy has seven regional appellations, 44 villages, 662 vineyards designated as premier cru and 33 grands crus.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
In Burgundy, land is taxed according to its value, and grand cru vineyards are considerably more valuable than premier crus.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
The optic thalamus is a large, somewhat ovoid body situated behind the corpus striatum, and above the crus cerebri.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Interior of dorsal valve. c, c’, cardinal process; b’, b’, hinge-plate; s, dental sockets; l, loop; q, crura; a, a’, adductor impressions; c, accessory divaricator; b, peduncle muscles; ss, septum.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" 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
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
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
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
