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brick·work

(brĭk′wûrk′)

1. The technique or work of constructing with bricks and mortar.

2. A structure made of bricks.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

brickwork

(ˈbrɪkˌwɜːk)

1. (Building) a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks

2. (Building) construction using bricks

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

brick•work

(ˈbrɪkˌwɜrk)

n.

1. construction using brick.

2. something made of bricks.

[1570–80]

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Noun

brickwork - masonry done with bricks and mortar

masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason

nogging - rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame

Translations

muratura

brickwork

[ˈbrɪkwɜːk] N → enladrillado m, ladrillos mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brickwork

[ˈbrɪkwɜː^rk] n → briquetage m, maçonnerie f

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brickwork

[ˈbrɪkˌwɜːk] n → muratura in mattoni

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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