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BROWNSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brownstone mean?
• BROWNSTONE (noun)
The noun BROWNSTONE has 2 senses:
1. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
2. a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
Familiarity information: BROWNSTONE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("brownstone" is a kind of...):
sandstone (a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("brownstone" is a kind of...):
row house; town house (a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls)
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