Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n.
1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy,
France.
{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.
Source : WordNet®
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