\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.