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

Example Sentences

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

I loved its narrow-gabled houses, with their yellow pressed brick, and iron girders, and high, hospitable stoops, and projecting water-spouts--which all spoke to me of the dear, brave, good old Holland I had never seen.

From In the Valley by Frederic, Harold

Here, in what was formerly Dumangas, are a fine church and convent, built of iron, pressed brick and marble.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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

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 Tiffany, John Kerr