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brickwork

noun

  1. work done by a mason
  2. factory for the manufacture of building materials made ​​of baked clay or loam
  3. masonry made of bricks and mortar
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Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪk.wɝk/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English brick English -work English brickwork From brick + -work.

  1. A structure, or portion of a structure, that is made out of bricks.

    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.

    The chimney, built in brickwork, was to be plastered on the inside several feet from where the fireplace was to be.

  2. The quality of the construction of a brick structure.
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