place brickn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪs brɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪs ˌbrɪk/

Forms: see place n.¹ and brick n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: place n.¹, brick n.¹ and adj.¹

Etymology: < place n.¹ + brick n.¹ and adj.¹

Brickmaking. Now historical.

Originally: a brick made of soft clay, and laid on a prepared surface to harden before being burnt (see quot. 1753). Later also: an ordinary stock brick which has been imperfectly fired, through being on the outward or windward side of the kiln or clamp.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [noun] > brick made in specific way

semi-brick1601

place brick1621

clinker1659

rubbed brick1663

rubber1744

marl1812

bat1816

burr1823

wire-cut brick1839

place1843

wire-cut1910

rug brick1914

texture brick1940

1621 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 24 Carriage of ij mil^s plase Brick att 5 lod.

1683 J. Houghton Coll. Lett. Improvem. Husb. II. vi. 186 We make two sorts of Bricks, Viz. Stock-Bricks and Place-Bricks.

1695 St. Paul's Cathedral Building Accts. July in Wren Soc. (1937) 14 149 Place Bricks..£10. 4.0.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Brick Place-bricks..so called because of a level smooth place just by where they are struck or moulded..where they are left till they are stiff enough to be turned on their edges... They carry them to stacks,..they are covered with straw on the top, till they are dry enough..to be burnt.

1796 Builder's Price-bk. (new ed.) 9 Brick-nogging. At per yard. Done with place brick, and laid flat, 1s. 9d. to 2[s].

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 343 Place-Bricks are too frequently poor and brittle.

1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 19 Place bricks are the refuse of a burning, and are in fact those which have not been perfectly burnt.

1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1155 Prices per 100 at which bricks are quoted: place-bricks, 4s. 6d.; grey stocks, 5s.; red stocks, 6s. [etc.].

1990 D. Cruickshank & N. Burton Life in Georgian City IV. i. 213/1 Place bricks were the cheapest..often containing more dirt than clay, underfired, ill shaped and flawed.

2003 D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia 23 Laid out on a level ‘place’ after being made, place bricks often bear the marks of grass or straw on their underside.. Stock bricks were thought to be superior to place bricks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	place brick
释义	place brickn. Brit. /ˈpleɪs brɪk/, U.S. /ˈpleɪs ˌbrɪk/ Forms: see place n.¹ and brick n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: place n.¹, brick n.¹ and adj.¹ Etymology: < place n.¹ + brick n.¹ and adj.¹ Brickmaking. Now historical. Originally: a brick made of soft clay, and laid on a prepared surface to harden before being burnt (see quot. 1753). Later also: an ordinary stock brick which has been imperfectly fired, through being on the outward or windward side of the kiln or clamp. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [noun] > brick made in specific way semi-brick1601 place brick1621 clinker1659 rubbed brick1663 rubber1744 marl1812 bat1816 burr1823 wire-cut brick1839 place1843 wire-cut1910 rug brick1914 texture brick1940 1621 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 24 Carriage of ij mil^s plase Brick att 5 lod. 1683 J. Houghton Coll. Lett. Improvem. Husb. II. vi. 186 We make two sorts of Bricks, Viz. Stock-Bricks and Place-Bricks. 1695 St. Paul's Cathedral Building Accts. July in Wren Soc. (1937) 14 149 Place Bricks..£10. 4.0. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Brick Place-bricks..so called because of a level smooth place just by where they are struck or moulded..where they are left till they are stiff enough to be turned on their edges... They carry them to stacks,..they are covered with straw on the top, till they are dry enough..to be burnt. 1796 Builder's Price-bk. (new ed.) 9 Brick-nogging. At per yard. Done with place brick, and laid flat, 1s. 9d. to 2[s]. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 343 Place-Bricks are too frequently poor and brittle. 1847 A. C. Smeaton Builder's Pocket Man. (new ed.) 19 Place bricks are the refuse of a burning, and are in fact those which have not been perfectly burnt. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1155 Prices per 100 at which bricks are quoted: place-bricks, 4s. 6d.; grey stocks, 5s.; red stocks, 6s. [etc.]. 1990 D. Cruickshank & N. Burton Life in Georgian City IV. i. 213/1 Place bricks were the cheapest..often containing more dirt than clay, underfired, ill shaped and flawed. 2003 D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia 23 Laid out on a level ‘place’ after being made, place bricks often bear the marks of grass or straw on their underside.. Stock bricks were thought to be superior to place bricks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1621
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