checkerwork

[ chek-er-wurk ]

noun

1. a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of checkerwork¹

checker ¹ + work

Example Sentences

On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.

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Twelve enormous masses of metallic checkerwork, covered with wide cooling fins, almost filled the vast hall.

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Five weaves are recognized by the Tinguian, but they are really variations of two—checkerwork and the diagonal or twilled.

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Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat.

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My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief.

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