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brownstone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun brownstone has 2 senses
CIDE DICTIONARY
brownstone, n.
- A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes. [1913 Webster]
- a building, especially a dwelling, faced with brownstone{1}. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
brownstone, n. US 1 a kind of reddish-brown sandstone used for building.
2 a building faced with this.
2 a building faced with this.
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