brickwork
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈbrɪkˌwɜrk/
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mampostería
- The city's skyline was dominated by buildings with stunning brickwork designs that highlight architectural history.
If you want to do that, if you want to do brickwork, you must talk to bricklayers that are pushing ahead.
- If you want to do that, if you want to do brickwork, you must talk to bricklayers that are pushing ahead.
Examples
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We still need to get the brickwork finished.
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The ancient structure was renowned for its intricate brickwork, showcasing the craftsmanship of its builders.
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"You know, that brickwork along the left side is interesting.
Fiction book (1992) -
A green door was set into one wall, the only break in the brickwork.
Blog text (25) -
These were also used in Roman brickwork long before Iran.
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Finally, the images steadied up, showing dark and ancient brickwork, damp grass, and dead leaves.
Fiction book (1996) -
The mortar between the brickwork is ancient and crumbling.
Fiction book (1998) -
The brickwork of the ziggurat attests to the kings' desire to create a lasting monument to their empire.
Academic text (2011) -
The venue exudes an intimate feel thanks to its small but fitting space and wall-to-wall Chicago-style brickwork.
Blog text (19) -
Senzei led them to a corner house, and Damien took in details: neatly whitewashed brickwork, small porch, hanging plants.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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4.4
The work of building with stone or bricks
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3.1
A building material made of bricks joined with mortar
How Stony
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brickwork is made from the simple parts brick and work. A brick is a hard block used for building and work means 'something made or built', so brickwork means 'work made of bricks', the walls or parts of a building built from bricks and mortar.