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
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 city designations mean that Stonewall’s current owners can’t alter the building’s brickwork or flower boxes or signage without permission from the Landmarks commissioners.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2024
A mansion by any account, three stories and all gables and massive windows—many of them broken now—and fancy brickwork.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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