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brick veneer

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noun

  1. (in Australia) a timber-framed house with a brick exterior

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The top story is covered in stucco, the bottom in brick veneer.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

Alaa opened the door of his modest brick veneer home.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2018

Built in the 1930s, the home features steel-reinforced concrete, brick veneer and a Vermont slate roof.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2018

The walls are brick veneer; the bar, authentic mahogany.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2011

The cornices, held only by mortar, had fallen, and the rear exterior wall had lost its brick veneer.

From The Flaming Mountain by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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