brick red

noun, adj — 2 senses

brick red

noun

1

A warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

Covered wagons and containers, with the exception of insulated and ventilated meat wagons and containers, will be painted a dark brick-red.1943 March and April, “G.W.R. Rolling Stock Colours”, in Railway Magazine, page 106:

brick red

adj

1

Of a warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

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