brick red

noun

1. yellowish or brownish red.

brick red

noun

1. 1. a reddish-brown colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a brick-red carpet

Other Words From

• brick-red adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of brick red¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Once I met a group of quarrymen, faces burned brick-red, scarred hands swinging as they walked.

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I always pictured them stern bearded men, with brick-red faces and sinewy limbs.

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A slow flush, brick-red and hot, spread over the bronzed face of the non-commissioned officer.

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Specimens exist in brick red, some of which show the crack in the die.

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The color is a brick red, neither the cochineal or pink previously used.

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