noun

brownstone

BROWN-stohn

noun

A reddish-brown sandstone used as a building material.

"The old church was faced entirely in brownstone."

A townhouse built from or faced with this stone, especially in New York City.

"They bought a brownstone in Brooklyn and spent a year renovating it."

How to Use Brownstone

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA type of reddish-brown building stone, or a townhouse made from it, especially in New York.

Common pairings

a Brooklyn brownstone brownstone facade

brownstoned past tense, brownstones plural, brownstones singular

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A straightforward compound of "brown" and "stone", describing both the material and, later, the houses built from it.

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