Synonyms for burgundy
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bur-guh n-dee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɜr gən di |
Top 10 synonyms for burgundy Other synonyms for the word burgundy
- bloodshot
- blooming
- blush
- brick
- burgundy
- cabernet
- cabernet sauvignon
- carmine
- cerise
- cherry
- chestnut
- claret
- copper
- dahlia
- florid
- flushed
- fuchsia
- garnet
- geranium
- healthy
- inflamed
- infrared
- magenta
- pink
- pinot
- puce
- roseate
- rosy
- rubicund
- ruby
- ruddy
- rufescent
- russet
- rust
- salmon
- sanguine
- scarlet
- shiraz
- titian
- vermilion
Définition of burgundy
Origin :- 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).
- As in red : noun color of blood; shade resembling such a color
- As in red wine : noun wine from dark-colored grapes
- Then she had choice wine, Burgundy and Bordeaux, besides liqueurs, in the cellar.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- You ought to have told me to order your Burgundy, and they would not have brought you that stuff.
- Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
- He is desirous of purchasing some Leicestershires for his estate in Burgundy.
- Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
- My-Boot's nose was in full bloom, a regular purple Burgundy dahlia.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Didn't I think that burgundy was better than port and sherry?
- Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
- Finding prices too much alike in Custom-house street they turned into Burgundy.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- He reflected that, when all was said, he had to thank Scaramouche for the Burgundy.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- He had been drinking, and the burgundy and champagne at dinner made him reckless.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- There is a corbel table like it but more elaborate at Vezelay in Burgundy.
- Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson
- The wines of Burgundy must not be forgotten, which some prefer to Champagne.
- Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus
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