checkerwork

[ chek-er-wurk ]

/ ˈtʃɛk ərˌwɜrk /

noun

a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace.

Origin of checkerwork

checker¹ + work

Words nearby checkerwork

checkered career, checkered flag, checkered lily, checkers, checkerspot, checkerwork, checkhook, check-in, checking account, check into, check ligament of eyeball

Example sentences from the Web for checkerwork

My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
I learned on coming up that he was trying to tell me not to approach the combustion chamber adjoining the checkerwork.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins.
Ulysses|James Joyce

Five weaves are recognized by the Tinguian, but they are really variations of two—checkerwork and the diagonal or twilled.
The Tinguian|Fay-Cooper Cole

单词	checkerwork
释义	checkerwork [ chek-er-wurk ] / ˈtʃɛk ərˌwɜrk / noun a pile of loosely stacked bricks in the regenerator of a regenerative furnace. Origin of checkerwork checker¹ + work Words nearby checkerwork checkered career, checkered flag, checkered lily, checkers, checkerspot, checkerwork, checkhook, check-in, checking account, check into, check ligament of eyeball Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for checkerwork My first sensation, as I stepped off the ladder to the checkerwork inside the stove, was relief. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker I learned on coming up that he was trying to tell me not to approach the combustion chamber adjoining the checkerwork. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker Masses of flue-dust had clogged the holes in the checkerwork and reduced its power for holding heat. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker On his wise shoulders through the checkerwork of leaves the sun flung spangles, dancing coins. Ulysses\|James Joyce Five weaves are recognized by the Tinguian, but they are really variations of two—checkerwork and the diagonal or twilled. The Tinguian\|Fay-Cooper Cole
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