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HARD-BURNT BRICK [2 records]

Record 1 2019-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

Any brick, usually a refractory brick, fired at a higher than normal temperature.

OBS

hard brick; hard-burned brick: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Maçonnerie
OBS

brique dure; brique super-cuite : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Terra Cotta
DEF

A hard-burnt clay unit used in building construction, which may be either machine-extruded or hand-molded, and is larger in size than brick.

CONT

Before architectural terra-cotta units are made, detailed drawings must be prepared, showing size, shape, profile, joint sizes, location, type of anchors and hangers, expansion joints, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Terres cuites
OBS

Éléments pour décoration. [...] Il y a [...] lieu de distinguer la décoration réalisée par le maître d'œuvre [...] avec des produits particuliers, de conception, de matière, de forme, ou de couleurs spéciales.

Spanish

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