Burgundy pitch

English

Noun

Burgundy pitch (usually uncountable, plural Burgundy pitches)

1. (historical or obsolete) A yellowish-brown resinous substance prepared from the exudation of the Norway spruce by melting in hot water and straining through cloth. It was formerly used in medicinal plasters.

References

• “Burgundy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.