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iron brick

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noun

Masonry.
  1. brick having a sprinkling of dark spots caused by the presence of iron salts.


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The iron, brick and granite City Hall is the same place where Lovecraft has the main character in his novel “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” do research.

From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2016

The foundation wall is 12 feet thick, and the principal materials are stone, iron, brick, and marble.

From A start in life. A journey across America. Fruit farming in California by C. F. (Charles Finch) Dowsett

So had everything that had a mineral origin and been changed by refinement and mixture: concrete, wrought iron, brick, but steel and glass, porcelain and paint remained.

From Freudian Slip by Franklin Abel

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