pressed brick
noun
face brick molded under pressure to a desired finish.
Origin of pressed brick
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby pressed brick
press-up,
pressboard,
pressboxer,
pressburg,
pressburger,
pressed brick,
pressed duck,
pressed for time,
pressed glass,
presser,
presser foot
Example sentences from the Web for pressed brick
Now Mr. E. Randall Golightly, the pressed-brick magnate, would impress you as being like that.
Ladies and Gentlemen |Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) CobbThe boiler house is a neat, pressed-brick structure trimmed with Ohio stone, standing on the surface near the mouth of the well.