firebrick

How to use firebrick in a sentence

• The furnace in which this operation is carried out is a tall, vertical cylinder of iron, lined with firebrick.

  The Romance of War Inventions | Thomas W. Corbin

• The back and sides of the fireplace should be constructed of firebrick only.

  Farmers' Bulletin 1230 - Chimneys & Fireplaces | A. M. Daniels

• Few, if any, samples of firebrick will stand the heat of this blast, if the system is fully utilized.

  Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 | Various

• Coke dust or graphite is used for the same purpose in crucible making (see firebrick).

  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various

• Slacked-lime putty may be used in place of hydrated lime; firebrick is best laid in fire-clay.

  Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys | Arthur H. Senner