brick arean.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪk ɛːrɪə/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪk ˌɛriə/, Australian English

/ˈbrɪk eəriə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, area n.

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + area n.

Chiefly Australian. Now chiefly historical.

A residential area in which the houses are made of brick or brick veneer, often regarded as representing middle-class respectability.Brick areas have historically been protected by a statute prohibiting the construction of timber houses within a specified boundary, primarily as a fire safety measure.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > other areas

friars1479

foreign1514

acropolis1570

sestiere1599

shopping district1837

downstreet1865

Latin Quarter1869

midtown1882

club-land1885

flat-land1889

brick area1895

turf1953

grey area1959

office park1963

bed-sitter-land1968

edge city1968

1895 Geelong Advertiser 24 Oct. It was explained by the town surveyor that he was not interfering with any buildings erected outside the brick area bounded on the east by Yarra-street and on the west by Gheringhap-street.

1935 Austral. Home Beautiful July 28 The ‘better class’ suburbs have their brick areas in which no weatherboard may show its face.

1981 B. Humphries Nice Night's Entertainment 4 It's a brick area, of course, and our neighbours are all a very nice type of person.

2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Jan. 12 Loosen planning controls... Fibro in a brick area. Factories next to houses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brick area
释义	brick arean. Brit. /ˈbrɪk ɛːrɪə/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌɛriə/, Australian English /ˈbrɪk eəriə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, area n. Etymology: < brick n.¹ + area n. Chiefly Australian. Now chiefly historical. A residential area in which the houses are made of brick or brick veneer, often regarded as representing middle-class respectability.Brick areas have historically been protected by a statute prohibiting the construction of timber houses within a specified boundary, primarily as a fire safety measure. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > other areas friars1479 foreign1514 acropolis1570 sestiere1599 shopping district1837 downstreet1865 Latin Quarter1869 midtown1882 club-land1885 flat-land1889 brick area1895 turf1953 grey area1959 office park1963 bed-sitter-land1968 edge city1968 1895 Geelong Advertiser 24 Oct. It was explained by the town surveyor that he was not interfering with any buildings erected outside the brick area bounded on the east by Yarra-street and on the west by Gheringhap-street. 1935 Austral. Home Beautiful July 28 The ‘better class’ suburbs have their brick areas in which no weatherboard may show its face. 1981 B. Humphries Nice Night's Entertainment 4 It's a brick area, of course, and our neighbours are all a very nice type of person. 2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Jan. 12 Loosen planning controls... Fibro in a brick area. Factories next to houses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1895
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