Burgundy pitch

English

Noun

Burgundy pitch (usually uncountable, plural Burgundy pitches)

(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.

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