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

Add the tomato paste and Calabrian chiles, and cook, stirring, until the tomato paste is toasted and becomes dark brick red, 2 to 4 minutes.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022

The chicken was flecked with green chile, the pork a brick red.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022

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

Their faces were brick red and they sat very rigid trying not to be sick.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith