Definition of tuck-point in English:

tuck-point

verb

[with object]

Point (brickwork) with coloured mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly.
嵌（凸缝）
the underlying brick was tuck-pointed and natural wood window frames installed
the chimney needed tuck-pointing
Example sentencesExamples
- We have had our walls regularly tuck-pointed and the bay ground out and repointed, but it hasn't solved the problem.
- The brick walls were sand blasted and tuck-pointed on the inside.
- The house outside my window needs to be tuck-pointed.
- The brick has been tuck-pointed, windows have been restored, and some window framing was replaced.
- Repairing cracked mortar is called tuck-pointing.

Definition of tuck-point in US English:

tuck-point

verbˈtəkˌpoint

[with object]

Point (brickwork) with colored mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly.
嵌（凸缝）
the underlying brick was tuck-pointed and natural wood window frames installed
the chimney needed tuck-pointing
Example sentencesExamples
- The brick has been tuck-pointed, windows have been restored, and some window framing was replaced.
- Repairing cracked mortar is called tuck-pointing.
- The brick walls were sand blasted and tuck-pointed on the inside.
- The house outside my window needs to be tuck-pointed.
- We have had our walls regularly tuck-pointed and the bay ground out and repointed, but it hasn't solved the problem.

单词	tuck-point
释义	Definition of tuck-point in English: tuck-point verb [with object] Point (brickwork) with coloured mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly. 嵌（凸缝） the underlying brick was tuck-pointed and natural wood window frames installed the chimney needed tuck-pointing Example sentencesExamples We have had our walls regularly tuck-pointed and the bay ground out and repointed, but it hasn't solved the problem. The brick walls were sand blasted and tuck-pointed on the inside. The house outside my window needs to be tuck-pointed. The brick has been tuck-pointed, windows have been restored, and some window framing was replaced. Repairing cracked mortar is called tuck-pointing. Definition of tuck-point in US English: tuck-point verbˈtəkˌpoint [with object] Point (brickwork) with colored mortar so as to have a narrow groove which is filled with fine white lime putty allowed to project slightly. 嵌（凸缝） the underlying brick was tuck-pointed and natural wood window frames installed the chimney needed tuck-pointing Example sentencesExamples The brick has been tuck-pointed, windows have been restored, and some window framing was replaced. Repairing cracked mortar is called tuck-pointing. The brick walls were sand blasted and tuck-pointed on the inside. The house outside my window needs to be tuck-pointed. We have had our walls regularly tuck-pointed and the bay ground out and repointed, but it hasn't solved the problem.
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