See Also: brick 1, noun(dictionary)
brick red(dictionary)
brick(encyclopedia)
brick(1)(dictionary)
brick(2)(dictionary)
brick(medicine)
brick 2, verb(dictionary)
Brick - Poker(gambling)
Brick Lane(dictionary)
Brampton Brick(finance)

ledge (oh) and brick 1, noun (oh)


ledge (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from legge, an early form of LAY1]
a narrow flat piece of rock that sticks out on the side of a mountain or cliff
::We crept carefully along the narrow ledge.
::He leapt onto a ledge of rock.
a narrow shelf
::There's some money on the window ledge (=narrow shelf below the window) .

brick 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: brique, from Middle Dutch bricke]
[U and C] a hard block of baked clay used for building walls, houses etc
::a brick wall
::a house made of brick
::Protesters attacked the police with stones and bricks.
bricks and mortar
houses - used especially when talking about them as an investment
[C] BrE a small square block of wood, plastic etc used as a toy
[C] old-fashioned a good person who you can depend on when you are in trouble
-see also be (like) banging/bashing etc your head against a brick wall at head 1 (31), drop a brick at drop 1 (27)