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brickwork Definition

brick·work (-wʉrk′)

noun

  1. a thing or part built of bricks
  2. the work of laying bricks

brickwork Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • repoint: I begin to experience a nagging feeling that perhaps I should be putting up shelving or repointing the brickwork rather than hanging around.
  • expose: Exposed brickwork giving a perfect backdrop to the bed.
  • render: The water runs from the lakes to the mill via the leat, which is constructed of rendered brickwork.
  • gage: Gaged brickwork - very precisely made bricks laid with fine joints.
  • remove: A nearby bomb would remove the brickwork allowing the concrete roof to fall in on the occupants.
  • surround: The surrounding brickwork of the parapet wall is loose.

Adjective modifier

  • exposed: A new block of flats is to have the common area with an internal finish of exposed Brickwork.
  • exterior: Ok, how does one improve the look of the exterior brickwork.
  • decorative: Above the arch, two isolated sections of decorative brickwork still survive.
  • damaged: The owner of the flat above has had several sales fall through due to the cost of rectifying frost damaged brickwork.
  • bare: It should be seated flush against the bare brickwork of your chimney breast.
  • red: Its imposing front facade of red brickwork in Flemish bond with finely lined pointing even merits a mention in Pevsner.

Preposition: on

  • wall: Reason I ask is cos I knocked back a job due to badly blown n perished brickwork on a large garden wall.
  • side: It connected with the old brickworks on the north side of the bridge.

Modifies a noun

  • repair: These are to be repaired using a combination of stitching ties and brickwork repair.

Preposition: of

  • wall: The surrounding brickwork of the parapet wall is loose.

Preposition: with

  • roof: Flemish bond brickwork with Welsh slate roof, on plinth, which is now rendered over but probably of rubble.

Noun used with modifier

  • bond: Left, the English bond pattern brickwork for the outer wall is starting to take shape.
  • century: The south porch is a very fine example of late 15th or early 16th century brickwork, with fine tracery in the side window.
  • feature: Feature Brickwork - soldiers; brick on edge; corbels; dentil courses; setting out; uses; band courses; decorative panels.