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

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

The sites can clog rivers with debris or pollute streams with harmful discharges caused by minerals exposed from mining, reducing fish populations and turning water brick red.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2021

Dilute the tea with just enough milk that it turns brick red and delivers its astringent tannins on to your tongue like a seaborne landing of crack commandos.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2020

“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

He is covered with Parisian soot and grime, overlaid with splatters and spatters of paint: ochre, brick red, orange, lemon chrome, cobalt blue, green, black, zinc white.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman