Brickwork
//ˈbɹɪk.wɝk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A structure, or portion of a structure, that is made out of bricks. uncountable
"The two lower rows of tubes at each end pier were then drilled through to the extrados of the brickwork to act as weep holes and assist in the drainage from the backs of the arches."
- 2 masonry done with bricks and mortar wordnet
- 3 The quality of the construction of a brick structure. uncountable
Example
More examples"Baker Street was like an oven, and the glare of the sunlight upon the yellow brickwork of the house across the road was painful to the eye. It was hard to believe that these were the same walls which loomed so gloomily through the fogs of winter."
Etymology
From brick + -work.
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