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单词 brickery
释义

brickeryn.

Brit. /ˈbrɪk(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈbrɪkəri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brick n.1, -ery suffix.
Etymology: < brick n.1 + -ery suffix.
Now rare.
A place where bricks are made or kept.
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1531 Boke Paym. New Fortificacions Calais (P.R.O.: SP 1/66) f. 209v Laborars working at the kinges brykery.
1712 J. Morton Nat. Hist. Northants. i. 70 At Sysam in the South-Western Part of the County is a Brickery, whose Brick is particularly esteemed.
1913 Clay-worker Nov. 552/2 This district is described as a vast brickery, turning out a million thousand brick a year.
2014 London Evening Standard (National ed.) (Nexis) 25 Sept. Transportation costs to further-flung brickeries became too high,..and the demand for bricks fluctuated like any other commodity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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