[syn: Burgundy, Burgundy wine]
3.  a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n.
   1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).
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   2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy,
      France.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Burgundy
    n 1: a former province of eastern France that is famous for its
         wines [syn: Bourgogne, Burgundy]
    2: red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any
       similar wine made elsewhere) [syn: Burgundy, Burgundy
       wine]
    3: a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color