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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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
On Wednesday, the artists discovered graffiti had been sprayed on the brickwork and windows around the new entrance on River Drive.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
Under a microscope, most of the heart cockle's shell has a layered structure, with thin plates of aragonite stacked in different orientations, "kind of like fancy brickwork," McCoy said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
Severe damp in classrooms, crumbling brickwork, mould on children’s toys, holes in the ceilings, and mice infestations.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2024
He flattened a conchlike ear to the red brickwork.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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