brownstone

noun
/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/US

Etymology

From brown + stone.

  1. derived from *steyh₂- — “to stiffen
  2. inherited from *stainaz — “stone
  3. inherited from *stain
  4. inherited from stān
  5. inherited from ston
  6. compounded as brownstone — “brown + stone

Definitions

  1. A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

  2. A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

    • Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.
    • Did I mention he lives in a fantastic, expensive-looking brownstone? Did I mention that he’s a published novelist? Did I mention that he’s an involved, attentive father?
    • They emerge from the car to face a pair of brownstones, stately narrow things, which seem to have been similarly renovated and decorated.
  3. To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA