brickwork

[brik-wurk]

noun

1. brick construction, as contrasted with that using other materials.

brickwork

/ ˈbrɪkˌwɜːk /

noun

1. a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks

2. construction using bricks

Word History and Origins

Origin of brickwork¹

First recorded in 1570–80; brick + work

Example Sentences

These schemes commonly used external wall insulation, which involves fixing insulation boards to the exterior brickwork and then applying render to make it waterproof.

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On Wednesday, the artists discovered graffiti had been sprayed on the brickwork and windows around the new entrance on River Drive.

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In 2013, insulation boards were fixed to the exterior brickwork of the Victorian homes and render applied with the purpose of making it waterproof.

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Anti-social behaviour at Caerleon's Amphitheatre and Barracks has seen graffiti, the heat from barbecues damaging Roman brickwork and even a burnt-out motorbike left at the site.

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"The observatory is astronomy, it is also meteorology, and after many years I feel like I'm part of the brickwork."

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Related Words

• cinder block 
• slab 
• stone