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brickwork

American  
[brik-wurk] / ˈbrɪkˌwɜrk /

noun

  1. brick construction, as contrasted with that using other materials.

brickwork British  
/ ˈbrɪkˌwɜːk /

noun

  1. a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks

  2. construction using bricks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of brickwork

First recorded in 1570–80; brick + work

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

There are dark stains on the outer walls of Dean Carpenter's new-build home and when it rains, he says, sheets of water cascade down the brickwork.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 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

Insulation boards are fixed to the exterior brickwork of a house and then coated in render.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

She missed the brickwork edge and landed in the canal, but it turned out to be only a few inches deep.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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