brownstone
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- noun
- /ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn/
- US
:
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- The 34th Precinct house is not one of those rustic old brownstones with the arching windows and doorways with globular gas lamps that they have in some of the nice precincts downtown.
- an old brownstone
- brownstone apartment
- brownstone building
Examples
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Brian, Roberta, and a couple of workmen are knocking down the walls in an old brownstone.
Fiction book (1999) -
Jeannie and I went out for beers at The White Horse Tavern, and then I wound up back at her brownstone apartment.
Fiction book (1997) -
My walk to work led past the old place, and its brownstone windows moved with shadows.
Fiction book (1995) -
At that time, the brownstones had begun to wear away.
Fiction book (1998) -
The front door to one of the brownstones swings open.
Fiction book (1991) -
A limousine double-parked outside a brownstone.
Fiction book (1997) -
The house feels almost like home, sun striking the uneven surfaces of the brownstone at an angle that makes it glitter with tiny lights.
Fiction book (1996) -
The townhouses here are dirty limestone or brownstone; the apartment buildings have no imposing entrance lobbies.
Academic text (1990) -
In this small enclave of narrow, crooked streets lined with old brownstones and small shops, tearooms, cabarets, and speakeasies, we created our art, and we played.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many people admire the beautiful architecture of the historic brownstone buildings in the neighborhood.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brownstone comes from the simple words brown and stone, meaning a reddish-brown building 'rock' that was popular for house fronts. That's why brownstone refers to the warm, durable sandstone used in many city buildings.