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brick⋅y

[brik-ee]
–adjective, brick⋅i⋅er, brick⋅i⋅est.
constructed of, made of, or resembling bricks.

Origin:
1590–1600; brick + -y 1
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brick   (brĭk)   
n.  
  1. pl. bricks or brick A molded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material.

  2. An object shaped like such a block: a brick of cheese.

  3. Informal A helpful, reliable person.

tr.v.   bricked, brick·ing, bricks
  1. To construct, line, or pave with bricks.

  2. To close or wall with brick: bricked up the windows of the old house.


[Middle English brike, from Middle Dutch bricke.]
brick'y adj.
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