Definition of brownstone
1 : a reddish-brown sandstone used for building
2 : a dwelling faced with brownstone
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Examples of brownstone in a Sentence
She lives in a beautiful brownstone in Manhattan.
Recent Examples of brownstone from the Web
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This album exists as its foil, finding Southern underground rappers at home on brownstones and Subways.
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The tour of the Lake View Cemetery will include the impressive Civil War brownstone monument to Jason H. Barton, who was wounded at the battle of Antietam.
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In Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a two-family brownstone with a one-bedroom, one-bath garden apartment, and a three- to four-bedroom, two-bath triplex.
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First Known Use of brownstone
1846
BROWNSTONE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of brownstone for English Language Learners
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: a reddish-brown type of stone that is used for building
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: a house that is covered with a layer of brownstone
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