checkerwork
[chek-er-wurk]
- a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace.
Origin of checkerwork
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Five weaves are recognized by the Tinguian, but they are really variations of two—checkerwork and the diagonal or twilled.
The TinguianFay-Cooper Cole
On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.
UlyssesJames Joyce
Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat.
SteelCharles Rumford Walker
My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief.
SteelCharles Rumford Walker
I learned on coming up that he was trying to tell me not to approach the combustion chamber adjoining the checkerwork.
SteelCharles Rumford Walker