Brownstone (musical)
WordNet
noun
(1) A row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
(2) A reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
WiktionaryText
Noun
- a variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material
- a row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City
- We tried to buy a Brooklyn brownstone that needed some work, but couldn’t make the down payment.
Quotations
- 1979, Talking Heads, Life During Wartime,
- Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.