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
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
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
The hooks have been set into the brickwork of the Wall, for this purpose.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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