Bricken
//ˈbɹɪkən// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made of brick. archaic, not-comparable
"[…] in this country, I say, where the people pass at least seven-eighths of their time within doors, it is but natural that the word home should have extended itself into something more than a mere covering—a bricken case for our bodies (like the Italian casa)."
Example
More examples"[…] in this country, I say, where the people pass at least seven-eighths of their time within doors, it is but natural that the word home should have extended itself into something more than a mere covering—a bricken case for our bodies (like the Italian casa)."
Etymology
From brick + -en.
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