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pressed brick
noun
- face brick molded under pressure to a desired finish.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pressed brick1
First recorded in 1840–50
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Example Sentences
Hard-pressed brick of a light colour makes an excellent outer wall-surface.
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A very good idea of it might be had by comparing what are called salmon brick and pressed brick together.
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They are not as smooth and well finished as pressed brick, but they are exceedingly useful.
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Mr. Worthington also for a time engaged on the same spot in the manufacture of pressed brick and drain tiles.
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The superstructure is of white Bedford stone and pressed brick, with a base of solid granite.
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