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FIREBRICK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("firebrick" is a kind of...):
brick (rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)
Meronyms (substance of "firebrick"):
fireclay (a heat-resistant clay)