Sep 22, 2004 21:32
20 yrs ago
English term
need a word
English
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Construction / Civil Engineering
You know when you purpose-build a set of bookshelves from brick or plasterboard (or MDS I think it's called, a strong kind of material that comes in sheets)or build a fireplace around an existing hole in the wall and maybe top it off with a nice plank of hewn wood, looking a bit rustic like....
What is the name for that kind of construction? I would say brickwork, but bricks aren't always used.
What is the name for that kind of construction? I would say brickwork, but bricks aren't always used.
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| 3 | brickwork style |
Clauwolf
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| 5 | Carpentry |
Orbital
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| 3 | see comment below... |
Tony M
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| 3 | ingle nook |
David Moore (X)
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brickwork style
:)
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Comment: "I think it's more this, or maybe 'masonry work'."
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see comment below...
Well, I'm not sure that there IS a single word for that; and it all depends on the sentence you want to use it in...
I would say that I have built some bookshelves, or that I have made some built-in bookshelves.
I would probably say that I have boxed-in my fireplace
Or is it the TYPE OF MATERIAL you are really asking about?
One might brick up or board up a hole in a wall, or panel over some ugly pipes
Or are you just talking about DIY construction? Home building?
Maybe if you let us know exactly how you want to use it, we could help you find an appropriate expression.
I would say that I have built some bookshelves, or that I have made some built-in bookshelves.
I would probably say that I have boxed-in my fireplace
Or is it the TYPE OF MATERIAL you are really asking about?
One might brick up or board up a hole in a wall, or panel over some ugly pipes
Or are you just talking about DIY construction? Home building?
Maybe if you let us know exactly how you want to use it, we could help you find an appropriate expression.
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ingle nook
This wouldn't be the word you're seeking, by any chance?
It's generally used of fireplaces, rather than bookshelves around them, though the dictionary (Chambers) does define "inglenook" (in one word, but I've always known it as two) as a corner IN a fireplace, not the fireplace itself.
It's generally used of fireplaces, rather than bookshelves around them, though the dictionary (Chambers) does define "inglenook" (in one word, but I've always known it as two) as a corner IN a fireplace, not the fireplace itself.
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Carpentry
Its still working with wood.
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