HyperDic: brownstone

English > 2 senses of the word brownstone:
NOUNsubstancebrownstonea reddish brown sandstone
artifactbrownstonea row house built of brownstone
brownstone > pronunciation
Soundsbraw'nstow.n
Rhymesacetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...
English > brownstone: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings.
BroadersandstoneA sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
English > brownstone: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color.
Broaderrow house, town houseA house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
Spanishpiedra rojiza

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