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Brownstone

//ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material. uncountable
  2. 2
    a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color wordnet
  3. 3
    A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City. countable

    "Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town."

  4. 4
    a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To scour (steps) with a donkey stone. historical, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From brown + stone.

Etymology 2

From brown + stone.

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