brick veneer

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noun

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

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Words nearby brick veneer

brick red, bricks and clicks, bricks and mortar, bricks shy of a load, bricktop, brick veneer, brickwork, bricky, brickyard, bricolage, bricole

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How to use brick veneer in a sentence

It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
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A worn couch sitting squarely before a wood veneer wall, accented by the head of a deer.
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The industry lore is downright jaw-dropping in the details of the cons known as “brick-in-box” returns.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tallinn feels palpably Scandinavian with its polished old-town brick, seaside positioning and glut of cool cafes.
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Once a cadet dropped a brick from a third-story barracks window that barely missed Jackson.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To hear the creature talk about it makes my mouth as a brick kiln and my flesh as that of a goose.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Wherefore my bowels shall sound like a harp for Moab, and my inward parts for the brick wall.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
All the large engines are in this way, and we do not find the door or front plate get hot, as they are lined with brick.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
The boiler was placed underneath the engine, the fire under it, with brick flues.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick