brick veneern.adj.
/ˌbrɪk vᵻˈnɪə/, U.S. /ˌbrɪk vəˈnɪ(ə)r/, Australian English /ˌbrɪk vəˈnɪə/ Chiefly U.S. and Australian.
A. n.
1. A non-structural facing of brick applied to the exterior of a building, typically over cheaper structural materials, in order to reduce costs while presenting the appearance of solid brick.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with brick > [noun] > brickwork > types of
nogging1763
gauged work1823
brick veneer1878
1878 Amer. Architect & Building News 29 June 226/2 When brick is desired ‘for finish’ the same conditions of economy and the greater one of warmth have favored the use of the ‘brick veneer’.
1935 Austral. Home Beautiful July 22 The construction is brick veneer on timber frame with the rear portion in timber.
1953 Age (Melbourne) 2 Feb. 6 Taking for example a basic rectangular house with..two bedrooms, this survey discovered that the cost..to build it is less with brick-veneer than with weatherboards.
2018 Tendersbiz (Nexis) 26 Nov. Classroom addition to the east side of the existing elementary school. The new construction will be concrete block walls with brick veneer on the exterior walls.
2. A house or other structure built with brick veneer walls.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > building of specific construction > [noun]
framec1425
staddlec1563
sided1602
brick house1608
dobe1838
brick1844
adobe1852
shell1852
cinderblock1868
tin chapel1884
brick veneer1885
red brick1892
gambrel1917
weatherboard1925
Terrapin1949
Portakabin1963
1885 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 4 Feb. (5 o'clock ed.) The structure will be a brick veneer and will cost $6,000.
1968 Swag (Sydney) iii. 22/1 Our new ranch-style brick veneer in a little court in outer suburban Melbourne.
2018 Hobart (Austral.) Mercury (Nexis) 9 June (Lifestyle) 10 Mid-century hillside brick veneers with granny flats and plaster-column balusters.
B. adj.
Of a house or other structure: faced with brick veneer.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions
herringbone1700
random1703
brick-on-edge1750
Cyclopean1822
uncoursed1825
long and short1835
inbond1842
throughband1844
isodomous1850
coursed1851
brick veneer1881
out-bond1882
joint-bedded1883
snecked1883
rat-trap bond1932
coigned-
1881 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 8 Apr. 5/5 Brick veneer building, estimated cost $500.
1931 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 51/3 This brick veneer house containing 52,608 cubic feet cost $26,304 to build.
2018 Murray Valley (Austral.) Standard (Nexis) 9 Aug. The three-bedroom brick veneer home includes a master bedroom with built-in robes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.adj.1878