Burgundy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Burgundy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Burgundy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Burgundy n a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines Synonym(s): Bourgogne, Burgundy red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) Synonym(s): Burgundy, Burgundy wine a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Burgundy \Bur"gundy\, 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.