brickwork
Americannoun
noun
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a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks
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construction using bricks
Etymology
Origin of brickwork
Example Sentences
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The device uses a repeating "brickwork" pattern that serves two purposes.
From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026
A few years ago, they considered stripping the paint to reveal the original brickwork of the more than 3,500-square-foot home, hoping to eliminate the need for future repainting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
"The observatory is astronomy, it is also meteorology, and after many years I feel like I'm part of the brickwork."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
A survey carried out at Ysgol Greenhill found 750 areas of concrete in "poor condition" with cracks in both brickwork and concrete slabs.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025
Running diagonally across the pool, from the brickwork of the bridge near the opposite bank to a point a little below them on their own side, was a grating of thin, vertical iron rods.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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