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A dark purplish red to blackish red
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burgundy
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Burgundy is a shade of pinkish brown associated with the Burgundy wine of the same name, which in turn is named after the Burgundy region of France which in turn is named after the ancient Burgundians , a Germanic tribe. The color burgundy is similar to ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s, "wine made in Burgundy," region and former duchy in France. The place name is from Medieval Latin Burgundia , from Late Latin Burgundiones , literally "highlanders," from PIE *bhrgh-nt- "high, mighty," from root *bhrgh- "high" (see borough ).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n. An old province of France (in the eastern central part). 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 ...
Usage examples of burgundy.
Caribou T-bone steak, a quarter of blueberry pie and some excellent California burgundy inside him, Brady watched his befurred wife and daughter go out through the main entrance and sighed with satisfaction at the feeling of physical well-being that enveloped him.
The wine served, a rich burgundy, was of the finest quality, and afterward they all sipped the traditional Benedictine liqueur, a strange-tasting, herbed cordial which Sir Anthony claimed was imbued with secret healing qualities.
Le Supreme de Brochet au Beurre Blanc, and for our first red Burgundy, Romanee-Conti, 1904.
McGovern uncorks a Chambertin Grand Cru red burgundy while Anna sets the table, and the file pulls silently and with great force.
Chateau Montelena chardonnay bested the top French white burgundies at the famous 1976 Paris tasting.
Comte de Charolais, who afterwards became famous as Charles le Temeraire, the last Duke of Burgundy.
If we had any commonsense we should join the Duke of Burgundy and the English king.
An old burgundy with a cowcatcher welded to the front bumper was not beyond the realm of possibility.
The butler and cupbearers served fine Burgundy as the alewife and her seductive daughter, Edith, sauntered about, proffering their ale and mead.
Lynn sat on one end of a deep burgundy leather sofa and Dunst sat on the other end.
Claude, what between the Burgundy and your usual foolishness, you seem very much inclined to divulge the Eleusinian mysteries.
Arlon, to Elisabeth of Gorlitz, Duchess of Luxembourg, an aunt by marriage of the Duke of Burgundy.
Even along a relative backstreet like Rue Burgundy, oil lamps still burned on their curved brackets from the stucco walls of the houses, their light gleaming in the gutters and the wet pavements beyond.
Ser Hobber trotted in from the east, riding a black stallion caparisoned in burgundy and blue.
Silver Moondance fitted the labels: claret bottles for claret labels, burgundy bottles for burgundy labels and so on.