| 单词 | facework |
| 释义 | > as lemmasface-work face-work n. ΚΠ 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §213 The face work of the subordinate parts. 1860 M. Macdermott tr. E. Viollet-le-Duc Ess. Mil. Archit. Middle Ages 90 The masonry is good,..with carefully executed face-work in small courses. 1908 Bull. Amer. Geogr. Soc. 40 96 Which face-work, as built, is itself unhomogeneous with the interior masonry of the Dam. 2004 Archit. Hist. 47 63 The exterior face-work of the existing..hall is uniform. facework facework n. the exterior of masonry; the material forming the outside of a wall or the like; facing.In quot. 1818 figurative : a front or facing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > surfacing or cladding > [noun] > a surfacing or cladding > of a wall queering1688 facework1818 skin1873 society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > building-material > for walls > exterior facework1818 cladding1939 1818 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 300/1 Upon surveying this man's portraits [sc. Cromwell's], we perceive a forehead high, but flat, being probably a mere face work for the brain behind. 1838 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 1 330/1 What is called Flemish bond consists in the disposition of the bricks on the outside, or face work. 1909 Daily Chron. 5 Aug. 1/3 The face-work of the old parapet having been re-erected. 1994 M. Brinkley Housebuilder's Bible (ed. 5) vii. 84/3 Breaking the stones [of flint] open to reveal a shiny black inside which is then set as the facework. < as lemmas |
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