'Burgundy pitch' definitions:
Definition of 'Burgundy pitch'
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- Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.]
- 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. [1913 Webster]
- He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. --Ecclus. xiii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geol.) See Pitchstone. [1913 Webster]
- Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See Kauri.
- Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy.
- Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree (Abies Canadensis); hemlock gum.
- Jew's pitch, bitumen.
- Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt.
- Pitch coal (Min.), bituminous coal.
- Pitch peat (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster.
- Pitch pine (Bot.), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Burgundy pitch'
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- Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n.
- 1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part). [1913 Webster]
- 2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy, France. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]