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单词 brick-on-edge
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brick-on-edgeadj.

Brit. /ˌbrɪkɒnˈɛdʒ/, U.S. /ˌbrɪkɑnˈɛdʒ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.1, on edge at edge n. 8a.
Etymology: < brick n.1 + on edge at edge n. 8a.
Designating a construction, or course of bricks, in which each brick is laid with its smallest face showing in the external vertical surface, with the shortest edge of the face running horizontally.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions
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1750 W. Halfpenny Twelve Designs Farm-houses 23 92 Yards of Brick on Edge Pavement in the Cellars and Shed.
1851 Birmingham & Midlands Gardeners' Mag. Dec. 220 I should recommend a brick-on-edge wall being run up.
1944 D. E. Warland Teach yourself Constructional Details iv. 75 The wall may be finished off with a brick-on-edge or stone coping.
2001 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 29 Apr. 19 The brick-on-edge sills should be rebuilt using class B semi-engineering bricks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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