firebrick

noun — 2 senses

firebrick

noun

Etymology From fire + brick.

1

a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.

  • Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Brick Shop: Manufacture of firebricks.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 162:
2

Computer, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Science, Sciences The X11 color name of RGB hexadecimal value #B22222.

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fire brick

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