Brick

A solid or hollow masonry unit made of clay mixed with sand that is molded into a rectangular block shape while in a plasticized state and then baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.

Roughly molded and sun-dried clay brick of varying sizes.

A relatively low-quality brick used behind the finished face brick or behind other masonry.

A broken or cut brick that has one complete end remaining and is less than half a full brick in length.

A brick made with one long corner rounded or angled, used for sills and corners.

A very hard burnt brick whose shape is distorted by nearly complete vitrification; used mainly for paving or as ornamental accents.

The last stretcher brick that encompasses a course of brickwork; types include a king closer and queen closer.

Brick for building purposes not treated for texture or color.

A wedge-shaped brick used in constructing arches or building curved walls; has the two large faces inclined toward each other.

Brick made or selected to give an attractive appearance when used without rendering of plaster or other surface treatment of the wall: made of selected clays, or treated to produce the desired color.

Brick made of a ceramic material which will resist high temperatures; used to line furnaces, fireplaces and chimneys.

Brick that has been cast, ground, or otherwise manufactured to exact and accurate dimensions.

Brick or tile having a ceramic glazed finish.

A three-quarter brick used as a closer; a diagonal piece is cut off one corner to keep the bond straight at corners of brick walls.

A brick with nominal dimensions based on a 4-inch module.

Any specially shaped brick, usually for decorative work.

A masonry unit without holes made by pressing a relatively dry clay mix into a mold, as opposed to one that is extruded.

A brick cut in half along its length to keep the bond correct at the corner of a brick wall.

A brick laid on its edge so that its end is exposed; used on a sloping window sill, or to cap a low brick wall.

A fire-clay brick having a rough-textured surface, used for facing work: often multicolored.

A brick laid vertically with the broad face exposed.

A brick laid horizontally on the longer edge with the broad face exposed.

A brick laid vertically with the longer, narrow face exposed.

Face brick that is laid in a decorative pattern with a combination of vertical, horizontal, and diagonal elements, such as a basket-weave bond.

Bricks shaped by extrusion and then cut to length by a set of wires.

A layer of bricks built on the surface of a masonry, lumber, or other backing where the load is not supported by such veneer brick.