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Webster 1913 Edition
Burgundy
Bur′gun-dy
,Noun.
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Burgundy
BUR'GUNDY
,Noun.
Burgundy pitch is turpentine boiled down to a firmer consistence.