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brick red

brick red noun: a warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

Noun

brick red (countable and uncountable, plural brick reds)

  1. A warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.
    • Covered wagons and containers, with the exception of insulated and ventilated meat wagons and containers, will be painted a dark brick-red.1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106

Adjective

brick red (not comparable)

  1. Of a warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

Forms of brick red

pluralbrick reds
alternative formbrick-red

Questions about brick red

What does brick red mean?
Brick red means a warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.
What part of speech is brick red?
Brick red can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of brick red?
The plural of brick red is brick reds.

Words near brick red in the dictionary

  1. brick over
  2. brick pack
  3. brick packs
  4. brick phone
  5. brick phones
  6. brick red
  7. brick reds
  8. brick shithouse
  9. brick shithouses
  10. brick slip
  11. brick slips

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