Burgundy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n.
     1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
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     2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy,
        France.


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     {Burgundy pitch}, a resinous substance prepared from the
        exudation of the Norway spruce ({Abies excelsa}) by
        melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The
        genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first
        prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many
        imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent
        and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Burgundy
       n 1: a former province of eastern France that is famous for its
            wines [syn: {Bourgogne}]
       2: red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any
          similar wine made elsewhere) [syn: {Burgundy wine}]
       3: a dark purplish red to blackish red