brickwork

[ brik-wurk ]

/ ˈbrɪkˌwɜrk /

brick construction, as contrasted with that using other materials.

Origin of brickwork

First recorded in 1570–80; brick + work

This is the most ancient Christian catacomb, as may be seen from the paintings and brickwork of the vestibule.

Rambles in Rome |S. Russell Forbes
The last of the gable-fronted houses, with curious steps in the brickwork on the sides of the peak, disappeared some years since.

The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 |Various
The late Mr. Brunel, who was fond of pushing size to extremes, tried how wide a span he could arch over with brickwork.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 |Various
She was sitting upon a parapet of the brickwork and I was below her.

The Passionate Friends |Herbert George Wells

In the upper part there are three iron cylinders built upon 9-inch brickwork, which is carried down into the mottled clay.

Water Supply: the Present Practice of Sinking and Boring Wells |Ernest Spon

brickwork

/ (ˈbrɪkˌwɜːk) /

a structure, such as a wall, built of bricks

construction using bricks