brick earthn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪk əːθ/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪk ˌərθ/

Forms: see brick n.¹ and earth n.¹

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

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + earth n.¹

1. Earth or clay suitable for making bricks.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > for making bricks

brick earth1640

brick clay1688

Windsor loam1747

adobe1826

1640 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1892) III. 74 John Kingsbery, John Haward, & John Bacheler or any twoe of them are deputed to search for Bricke earth & provide a place necessary to burne bricke vpon.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 478 We went to search for brick-Earth.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 75 Timber, stone, lime, and brick-earth for our habitation.

1859 Leisure Hour 6 Oct. 626/2 Archy paraded round the table with a huge demi-john made of unglazed brick-earth.

1908 Times 29 Feb. 18/4 The brick earth is of excellent quality, and is capable of producing not only ordinary stocks but also first-class engineering bricks.

2012 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. Prices of bricks have shot up by about Rs 2,000 following a ban of quarrying of brick earth.

2. Geology. Now chiefly in form brickearth. A fine-grained silty deposit consisting of or derived from loess, occurring in the Thames basin and other parts of southern England.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [noun] > suitable for bricks

brick clay1688

Windsor loam1747

pot earth1766

brick earth1816

adobe1826

dobe1838

doughboy1856

1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 11 The Oak-tree Clay also may be mistaken or confounded with the Brick earth, which in several parts produces good oak.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvii. 280 In many places round London the sheet of gravel is overlaid by a thin deposit of brownish loam represented on the map as brick-earth since it is largely worked by brickmakers.

1924 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. E. Anglia 1923–4 4 ii. 206 Directly resting upon the brickearth was a shell midden.

2003 Oxoniensia 67 220 Overlying this gravel surface was a layer of brickearth with mortar and charcoal inclusions.

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

单词	brick earth
释义	brick earthn. Brit. /ˈbrɪk əːθ/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌərθ/ Forms: see brick n.¹ and earth n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, earth n.¹ Etymology: < brick n.¹ + earth n.¹ 1. Earth or clay suitable for making bricks. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > clay > [noun] > for making bricks brick earth1640 brick clay1688 Windsor loam1747 adobe1826 1640 in D. G. Hill Dedham (Mass.) Rec. (1892) III. 74 John Kingsbery, John Haward, & John Bacheler or any twoe of them are deputed to search for Bricke earth & provide a place necessary to burne bricke vpon. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 478 We went to search for brick-Earth. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. 75 Timber, stone, lime, and brick-earth for our habitation. 1859 Leisure Hour 6 Oct. 626/2 Archy paraded round the table with a huge demi-john made of unglazed brick-earth. 1908 Times 29 Feb. 18/4 The brick earth is of excellent quality, and is capable of producing not only ordinary stocks but also first-class engineering bricks. 2012 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. Prices of bricks have shot up by about Rs 2,000 following a ban of quarrying of brick earth. 2. Geology. Now chiefly in form brickearth. A fine-grained silty deposit consisting of or derived from loess, occurring in the Thames basin and other parts of southern England. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > clay > [noun] > suitable for bricks brick clay1688 Windsor loam1747 pot earth1766 brick earth1816 adobe1826 dobe1838 doughboy1856 1816 W. Smith Strata Identified 11 The Oak-tree Clay also may be mistaken or confounded with the Brick earth, which in several parts produces good oak. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvii. 280 In many places round London the sheet of gravel is overlaid by a thin deposit of brownish loam represented on the map as brick-earth since it is largely worked by brickmakers. 1924 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. E. Anglia 1923–4 4 ii. 206 Directly resting upon the brickearth was a shell midden. 2003 Oxoniensia 67 220 Overlying this gravel surface was a layer of brickearth with mortar and charcoal inclusions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1640
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