brickdust

English

Etymology

From brick +‎ dust.

Noun

brickdust (uncountable)

1. The dust of bricks.
2. A dark red color.

Derived terms

• brickdust deposit

Adjective

brickdust

1. Having a dark red color.
   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     […] and its brickdust felt carpet strewn with silk, long-fringed Persian rugs.