Brownstone

Origin

from brown + stone

Full definition of brownstone

Noun

1. (uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
2. (countable) 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.
• 1979, Talking Heads, ,Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.