n. [ OE. brik, F. brique; of Ger. origin; cf. AS. brice a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. brique piece, brique de pain, equiv. to AS. hlāfes brice, fr. the root of E. break. See Break. ]
The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians. Layard. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some of Palladio's finest examples are of brick. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]
To have a brick in one's hat,
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Brick clay,
Brick dust,
Brick earth,
Brick loaf,
Brick nogging (Arch.),
Brick tea,
Brick trimmer (Arch.),
Brick trowel.
Brick works,
Bath brick.
Pressed brick,
v. t.
To brick up,
n. A piece or fragment of a brick. See 1st Bat, n. 4. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. genus of herbs of SW America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath.
n. a place where bricks are made and sold.
n. [ Australia ]
n. A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to receive the wood or fuel for burning them. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Brick + lay. ] One whose occupation is to build with bricks. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bricklayer's itch.
n. The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying bricks. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. brekil, brokel, bruchel, fr. AS. brecan, E. break. Cf. Brittle. ] Brittle; easily broken. [ Obs. or Prov. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass. Turbervile. [ 1913 Webster ]