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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Burgundy n 1: a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines [syn: {Bourgogne}, {Burgundy}] 2: table wine from the Burgundy region of France or any Burgundy-type wine made elsewhere [syn: {Burgundy}, {Burgundy wine}] 3: a dark purplish red to blackish red
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