Oil of brick

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empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, - used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut.

See also: Oil

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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