pressed brick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pressed brick
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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In September 1895, the edifice, comprising four floors of light-colored Enumclaw sandstone and pressed brick, trimmed with terra cotta and outfitted with the latest heating and plumbing, welcomed more than 200 students.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
The walls and roof of this chamber are double; the inner wall is 9 in. thick, of fire-brick; the outer one is 8 in. thick, and is faced with red pressed brick.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Herbert M. Wilson
A large building of pressed brick, trimmed with stone, loomed up before them.
From The Wife of his Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, and Selected Essays by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt
A very good idea of it might be had by comparing what are called salmon brick and pressed brick together.
From History of the Postage Stamps of the United States of America by John Kerr Tiffany
It is of Greek classic style, and is built of Trenton pressed brick.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 by Various
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