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
The Latticework design by renowned Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, still present on two of the four stands at Goodison Park, is incorporated into the brickwork.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
Some of Mr Iliffe's neighbours also suffered damage to their properties - with other aerials destroyed, brickwork damaged, roof tiles blown off, and one with the windows blown out of his greenhouse.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
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 brickwork was sheer, with a projecting course halfway between him and the parapet.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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