brick red

American  

noun

1. yellowish or brownish red.

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brick red British  

noun

1. 1. a reddish-brown colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a brick-red carpet

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Other Word Forms

• brick-red
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of brick red

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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brick red

It’s a deep brick red in color, made from red chili peppers, barley malt, rice, salt and fermented soybean powder, then fermented for weeks or months in a clay pot called an onggi.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Depending on the type of whale and its dinner, feces can be neon yellow to brick red; fleecy in texture to having the consistency of liquidy breadcrumbs.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2021

As if that wasn’t bad enough, the team went all pretentious – the colors were forest green, and brick red, and sand beige, and… you get the picture.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2016

“Folks, it is a long way from a little brick red house on Second Street in Hope, Arkansas, to the White House,” he said.

From Washington Post ● May 5, 2015

His face turned brick red again, and for a moment I thought he was going to run away.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles