adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The dust of bricks. uncountable
2. 2
   A dark red color. uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Having a dark red color.

   "[…] and its brickdust felt carpet strewn with silk, long-fringed Persian rugs."

Example

More examples

"[…] and its brickdust felt carpet strewn with silk, long-fringed Persian rugs."

Etymology

From brick + dust.

Related phrases

brickdust deposit

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