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

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

The Reeves Building was as fireproof as a rock and as efficient as a typewriter; fourteen stories of yellow pressed brick, with clean, upright, unornamented lines.

From Babbitt by Lewis, Sinclair

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

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

The Rossin House Hotel, in Toronto, and the Yorkville Town Hall were built of pressed brick made here.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry