burgundy

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bur·gun·dy /ˈbɜːɡəndi $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun (plural burgundies)  1. [countable, uncountable]DFD red or white wine from the Burgundy area of France 〔法国的〕勃艮第葡萄酒2. [uncountable]CC a dark red colour 深 （紫）红色 —burgundy adjective a burgundy skirt 一条绛紫色的裙子

Examples from the Corpus

burgundy• The firm's wines, mostly bearing its own distinctive labels, include a magnificent collection of ready-to-drink burgundy.• Of course lamb and fine burgundy were born for each other and the Chateau Grancey 1982 was memorable.• The study walls are a rich red to pick up the burgundy of the tapestry curtains.• The best red wine would be a young burgundy or Châteauneuf-du-Pape which will reduce to a wonderful pungent taste.Origin burgundy (1600-1700) Medieval Latin Burgundia, from French Bourgogne “Burgundy”

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burgundy
bur‧gun‧dy /ˈbɜːɡəndi $ ˈbɜːr-/ noun (plural burgundies)1. [uncountable and countable] red or white wine from the Burgundy area of France
2. [uncountable] a dark red colour
—burgundy adjective:
    a burgundy skirt

bur·gundyBrE /ˈbɜːɡəndi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɜːrɡəndi/ 🔊 nounBurgundy [uncountable, countable] (

plural

bur·gundies) a red or white wine from the Burgundy area of eastern France 勃艮第葡萄酒（产于法国东部的勃艮第地区，有红葡萄酒和白葡萄酒） [uncountable] a dark red colour 深红色▸ bur·gundy adjective◆a burgundy leather briefcase深红色的皮革公文包