brick packn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪk pak/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪk ˌpæk/

Forms: 1900s– brick pak, 1900s– brick pack. Also as one word.

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

Etymology: < brick n.¹ + pack n.¹, probably partly after Tetra Pak n. Compare earlier brick n.¹ 4a.Compare Tetra Brik, proprietary name for a package of this shape (1969).

A brick-shaped package of coffee, tea, rice, or another dry foodstuff; spec. (chiefly U.S.) a rectangular carton of juice, milk, or other liquid. Also: a unit of a product contained in such a package.

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1971 S. Afr. Jrnl. Dairy Technol. 3 25/2 The Tetra brick-pak of aseptic design and other carton suppliers were represented.

1974 Financial Times 15 Nov. 31/2 In addition to the familiar tetrahedron-shaped pack a new Brick Pack was successfully introduced.., and plans are now being finalised for the introduction of a range of fruit juices in this type of pack.

1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Aug. f1 Juice manufacturers have been able to sell more juice by eschewing the old steel can for the plastic ‘brick packs’, small, block-like plastic juice containers of individual servings.

1988 New York 25 Jan. 59 (advt.) Holds up to 1½ lbs. of coffee. Also perfect for convenient new brick packs.

2013 Tampa Bay Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. 14 When buying milk in shelf stable brick pack, be sure to buy milk instead of milk drink to assure you are getting calcium.

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

单词	brick pack
释义	brick packn. Brit. /ˈbrɪk pak/, U.S. /ˈbrɪk ˌpæk/ Forms: 1900s– brick pak, 1900s– brick pack. Also as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brick n.¹, pack n.¹ Etymology: < brick n.¹ + pack n.¹, probably partly after Tetra Pak n. Compare earlier brick n.¹ 4a.Compare Tetra Brik, proprietary name for a package of this shape (1969). A brick-shaped package of coffee, tea, rice, or another dry foodstuff; spec. (chiefly U.S.) a rectangular carton of juice, milk, or other liquid. Also: a unit of a product contained in such a package. ΚΠ 1971 S. Afr. Jrnl. Dairy Technol. 3 25/2 The Tetra brick-pak of aseptic design and other carton suppliers were represented. 1974 Financial Times 15 Nov. 31/2 In addition to the familiar tetrahedron-shaped pack a new Brick Pack was successfully introduced.., and plans are now being finalised for the introduction of a range of fruit juices in this type of pack. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Aug. f1 Juice manufacturers have been able to sell more juice by eschewing the old steel can for the plastic ‘brick packs’, small, block-like plastic juice containers of individual servings. 1988 New York 25 Jan. 59 (advt.) Holds up to 1½ lbs. of coffee. Also perfect for convenient new brick packs. 2013 Tampa Bay Times (Nexis) 14 Aug. 14 When buying milk in shelf stable brick pack, be sure to buy milk instead of milk drink to assure you are getting calcium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1971
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