pressed brick

American  

noun

1. face brick molded under pressure to a desired finish.

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Etymology

Origin of pressed brick

First recorded in 1840–50

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pressed brick

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 Mulberry street front is of white marble, and the Mott street front is of pressed brick, with white marble trimmings. 

From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by James Dabney McCabe

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

The yellow buckboard was rattling over the pressed brick pavement of Smelter City towards the suburbs.

From The Freebooters of the Wilderness by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

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