brownstone

English

Etymology

Noun

brownstone (countable and uncountable, plural brownstones)

(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
A Manhattan brownstone

We tried to buy a Brooklyn brownstone that needed some work, but couldn’t make the down payment.
- 1979, Talking Heads, Life During Wartime:
  Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.

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French: ^{(please verify)} grés brun

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