"brick veneer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: brick veneers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brick veneer (plural brick veneers)
  1. (architecture) A building construction technique in which an external, non-structural, brick wall conceals a structural wall of another material (such as timber or steel). Wikipedia link: brick veneer Categories (topical): Architecture Synonyms: masonry veneer
    Sense id: en-brick_veneer-en-noun-Azcl2M5r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: architecture

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