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brownstone

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brown·stone  (brounstn)
n.
1. A brownish-red sandstone used as a building material.
2. A house built or faced with brownish-red sandstone.
brownstone [ˈbraʊnˌstəʊn]
n US
1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a reddish-brown iron-rich sandstone used for building
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a house built of or faced with this stone
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brownstonebrownstone - a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
sandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
2.brownstone - a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
row house, town house - a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
Translations
brownstone [ˈbraʊnstəʊn] N (US) → (casa f construida con) piedra f caliza de color rojizo
brownstone [ˈbraʊnstəʊn] n → bâtiment m de grès brun
brown sugar n → cassonade f, sucre m brun


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The neighbourhood was thought remote, and the house was built in a ghastly greenish- yellow stone that the younger architects were beginning to employ as a protest against the brownstone of which the uniform hue coated New York like a cold chocolate sauce; but the plumbing was perfect.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
It was in the killing department that the packers had been left most in the lurch, and precisely here that they could least afford it; the smoking and canning and salting of meat might wait, and all the by-products might be wasted--but fresh meats must be had, or the restaurants and hotels and brownstone houses would feel the pinch, and then "public opinion" would take a startling turn.
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