redbrick

English

Etymology

From red +‎ brick.

Adjective

redbrick (not comparable)

1. of, or relating to a red brick university
2. made of red brick
   • 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 205:

     And stolid, True Blue, Protestant Rangers in their redbrick cotadel south of the Clyde.

Alternative forms

• red-brick

Noun

redbrick (plural redbricks)

1. Clipping of red brick university.

Anagrams

• brick red, brick-red