bricks and mortarn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌbrɪks (ə)n(d) ˈmɔːtə/, U.S.

/ˌbrɪks ən(d) ˈmɔrdər/

Forms:

α. 1500s brickes and morter, 1600s brickes and mortar, 1600s bricks and morter, 1600s– bricks and mortar.

β. See brick n.¹ and and conj.¹ and mortar n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, and conj.¹, mortar n.²

Etymology: In α. forms < the plural of brick n.¹ + and conj.¹ + mortar n.² In β. forms < brick n.¹ + and conj.¹ + mortar n.² Compare earlier stone and mortar at mortar n.² 1a.

A. n.

1. More usually in form brick and mortar. Brick and mortar taken together as a building material or method of construction. Cf. mortar n.² 1a.In early use probably not a fixed collocation.

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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > building-material

timbera900

stuff1442

stone and mortar1534

bricks and mortar1576

building-material1833

fabric1849

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with brick > [noun] > methods of

nogging1434

bricks and mortar1576

brick nog1822

racking1869

dinging1873

repointing1901

1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 254^v It is artlie made of Brickes and morter, framed like to a lytle Ouen.

?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Diiii In one house there are scantly fiue [chimneys] that smoke, So was there much good bricke and morter spilt.

1650 J. Waite Creatures Liberation 125 They built Pharaoh two Cities,..Pithom and Raamses; and these they built him of brick, and morter.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. vi. 119 Love, Sir,..can see, I sometimes think, through bricks and mortar.

1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 362/3 The houses are not crowded together in dull blocks of brick and mortar, but set at wide distances, allowing room for generous lawns.

1929 N.Y. Times 3 Mar. ix. 15/2 The little mound of brick and mortar..that marked the spot where he was born.

2006 Nature 28 Sept. 391/1 Concave triangular sections of brick and mortar that made smooth structural transitions between the curved tops of the four arches and the bottom of the dome.

2. Structures or buildings made of bricks and mortar. In extended use: buildings considered in terms of their investment value; property, real estate.

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1710 J. Paris & S. White True State Trinity Coll. 48 Must we suffer such a Master to have the sole Management of Five Thousand a Year..[and] squander what part of it he pleases in Brick and Mortar?

1779 Literary Fly 13 Feb. 26 The courtiers..blazoned their titles to posterity in brick and mortar; some were content to give their name to one street; others displayed all their grandeur.

1844 J. Cowell Thirty Years among Players II. iii. 64/2 With the ice-cream profits, he purchased bricks and mortar.

1882 W. Ballantine Some Exper. Barrister's Life ii. 14 Bricks and mortar, marching in all directions, have eaten up many a green field.

1997 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 29 June 1 e The sale..will melt assets long frozen in brick and mortar.

2002 Sydney Morning Herald 31 July 62/2 Companies decided they could sell up the bricks and mortar, lease back the property at a lower cost and use the excess cash to build up the underlying business.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. More usually in form brick and mortar. Consisting or made of brick and mortar.

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1741 A. Blackwell New Method improving Cold, Wet, & Barren Lands x. 80 Amongst unmixt Manures the following are the best for stiff, clayey, arable Lands, viz...Coal-Ashes, Chalk, Brick and Mortar rubbish, [etc.].

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. x. 180 Below the Sultan's palace..is a brick and mortar foundation..of a Spanish chapel.

1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 116 The plant must be sold, the brick and mortar walls demolished.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iv. 138 Margate, that brick-and-mortar image of English Protestantism.

1995 A. Ravetz & R. Turkington Place of Home vii. 121/2 In 1948, a fifth of people in bricks-and-mortar houses claimed to lose sleep through noise.

2016 Lacombe (Alberta) Globe (Nexis) 5 May a9 A library is more than a brick and mortar shed for those books.

2. Designating investment in buildings, property, or real estate; of or relating to such investment. Cf. sense A. 2.

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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with brick > [adjective] > built of brick

brick-built1596

bricky1596

brickish1648

bricked1664

bricken1851

bricks and mortar1862

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [adjective] > made or constructed of brick

brick-built1596

bricky1596

brickish1648

bricked1664

bricken1851

bricks and mortar1862

1862 Let. 25 June in Bromley Rec. & Monthly Advertiser July 18/1 If the statement..be correct as to this ‘bricks and mortar’ investment of the funds, we fear that we are in a similar predicament.

1942 Financial Times 27 Apr. (City ed.) 2/3 It would seem that ‘bricks and mortar’ investment in our grand old City presents a promising come-back.

2000 Times 15 Apr. (Weekend Money section) 44/4 A pension scheme is one of the more difficult to split equally because it is not a bricks and mortar asset but a promise of future benefits.

3. Designating a business or organization that has a physical location rather than (or as well as) operating electronically or over the internet. Cf. bricks and clicks n., clicks and mortar n. at click n.¹ and int. Phrases.In earliest use applied to traditional banks as opposed to automatic teller machines.

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1975 N.Y. Times 18 July (Late Jersey ed.) 36/5 The Commissioner said the new legislation gave him authority over the electronic terminals, in addition to the physical ‘brick and mortar banks’ incorporated in New Jersey.

1994 Connecticut Law Tribune 28 Nov. 26 After a cyberspace dream team has taken away a few of their choice projects, they will start to wake up. It..won't supplant brick-and-mortar organizations, but it will make them work harder.

2017 Economist 23 Dec. (Christmas ed.) 11/4 Amazon..bought Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn, striking fear into bricks-and-mortar retailers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bricks and mortar
释义	bricks and mortarn.adj. Brit. /ˌbrɪks (ə)n(d) ˈmɔːtə/, U.S. /ˌbrɪks ən(d) ˈmɔrdər/ Forms: α. 1500s brickes and morter, 1600s brickes and mortar, 1600s bricks and morter, 1600s– bricks and mortar. β. See brick n.¹ and and conj.¹ and mortar n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, and conj.¹, mortar n.² Etymology: In α. forms < the plural of brick n.¹ + and conj.¹ + mortar n.² In β. forms < brick n.¹ + and conj.¹ + mortar n.² Compare earlier stone and mortar at mortar n.² 1a. A. n. 1. More usually in form brick and mortar. Brick and mortar taken together as a building material or method of construction. Cf. mortar n.² 1a.In early use probably not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > building-material timbera900 stuff1442 stone and mortar1534 bricks and mortar1576 building-material1833 fabric1849 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with brick > [noun] > methods of nogging1434 bricks and mortar1576 brick nog1822 racking1869 dinging1873 repointing1901 1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health iv. f. 254^v It is artlie made of Brickes and morter, framed like to a lytle Ouen. ?1577 F. T. Debate Pride & Lowlines sig. Diiii In one house there are scantly fiue [chimneys] that smoke, So was there much good bricke and morter spilt. 1650 J. Waite Creatures Liberation 125 They built Pharaoh two Cities,..Pithom and Raamses; and these they built him of brick, and morter. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia V. ix. vi. 119 Love, Sir,..can see, I sometimes think, through bricks and mortar. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 362/3 The houses are not crowded together in dull blocks of brick and mortar, but set at wide distances, allowing room for generous lawns. 1929 N.Y. Times 3 Mar. ix. 15/2 The little mound of brick and mortar..that marked the spot where he was born. 2006 Nature 28 Sept. 391/1 Concave triangular sections of brick and mortar that made smooth structural transitions between the curved tops of the four arches and the bottom of the dome. 2. Structures or buildings made of bricks and mortar. In extended use: buildings considered in terms of their investment value; property, real estate. ΚΠ 1710 J. Paris & S. White True State Trinity Coll. 48 Must we suffer such a Master to have the sole Management of Five Thousand a Year..[and] squander what part of it he pleases in Brick and Mortar? 1779 Literary Fly 13 Feb. 26 The courtiers..blazoned their titles to posterity in brick and mortar; some were content to give their name to one street; others displayed all their grandeur. 1844 J. Cowell Thirty Years among Players II. iii. 64/2 With the ice-cream profits, he purchased bricks and mortar. 1882 W. Ballantine Some Exper. Barrister's Life ii. 14 Bricks and mortar, marching in all directions, have eaten up many a green field. 1997 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 29 June 1 e The sale..will melt assets long frozen in brick and mortar. 2002 Sydney Morning Herald 31 July 62/2 Companies decided they could sell up the bricks and mortar, lease back the property at a lower cost and use the excess cash to build up the underlying business. B. adj. (attributive). 1. More usually in form brick and mortar. Consisting or made of brick and mortar. ΚΠ 1741 A. Blackwell New Method improving Cold, Wet, & Barren Lands x. 80 Amongst unmixt Manures the following are the best for stiff, clayey, arable Lands, viz...Coal-Ashes, Chalk, Brick and Mortar rubbish, [etc.]. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. x. 180 Below the Sultan's palace..is a brick and mortar foundation..of a Spanish chapel. 1863 P. Barry Dockyard Econ. 116 The plant must be sold, the brick and mortar walls demolished. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. iv. 138 Margate, that brick-and-mortar image of English Protestantism. 1995 A. Ravetz & R. Turkington Place of Home vii. 121/2 In 1948, a fifth of people in bricks-and-mortar houses claimed to lose sleep through noise. 2016 Lacombe (Alberta) Globe (Nexis) 5 May a9 A library is more than a brick and mortar shed for those books. 2. Designating investment in buildings, property, or real estate; of or relating to such investment. Cf. sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with brick > [adjective] > built of brick brick-built1596 bricky1596 brickish1648 bricked1664 bricken1851 bricks and mortar1862 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > brick > [adjective] > made or constructed of brick brick-built1596 bricky1596 brickish1648 bricked1664 bricken1851 bricks and mortar1862 1862 Let. 25 June in Bromley Rec. & Monthly Advertiser July 18/1 If the statement..be correct as to this ‘bricks and mortar’ investment of the funds, we fear that we are in a similar predicament. 1942 Financial Times 27 Apr. (City ed.) 2/3 It would seem that ‘bricks and mortar’ investment in our grand old City presents a promising come-back. 2000 Times 15 Apr. (Weekend Money section) 44/4 A pension scheme is one of the more difficult to split equally because it is not a bricks and mortar asset but a promise of future benefits. 3. Designating a business or organization that has a physical location rather than (or as well as) operating electronically or over the internet. Cf. bricks and clicks n., clicks and mortar n. at click n.¹ and int. Phrases.In earliest use applied to traditional banks as opposed to automatic teller machines. ΚΠ 1975 N.Y. Times 18 July (Late Jersey ed.) 36/5 The Commissioner said the new legislation gave him authority over the electronic terminals, in addition to the physical ‘brick and mortar banks’ incorporated in New Jersey. 1994 Connecticut Law Tribune 28 Nov. 26 After a cyberspace dream team has taken away a few of their choice projects, they will start to wake up. It..won't supplant brick-and-mortar organizations, but it will make them work harder. 2017 Economist 23 Dec. (Christmas ed.) 11/4 Amazon..bought Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn, striking fear into bricks-and-mortar retailers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1576
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