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brown·stone

(broun′stōn′)
n.
1. A reddish-brown sandstone used as a building material.
2. A brick or stone townhouse, especially one faced with reddish-brown sandstone.
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brownstone

(ˈbraʊnˌstəʊn)
n
1. (Geological Science) a reddish-brown iron-rich sandstone used for building
2. (Building) a house built of or faced with this stone
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brown•stone

(ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn)

n.
1. a reddish brown sandstone.
2. a building fronted with this stone.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:brownstone - a reddish brown sandstone]brownstone - a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
sandstone - a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
2. brownstone - a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
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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Translations

brownstone

[ˈbraʊnstəʊn] N (US) → (casa f construida con) piedra f caliza de color rojizo
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brownstone

[ˈbraʊnstəʊn] n → bâtiment m de grès brun brown sugar n → cassonade f, sucre m brun
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The neighbourhood was thought remote, and the house was built in a ghastly greenish- yellow stone that the younger architects were beginning to employ as a protest against the brownstone of which the uniform hue coated New York like a cold chocolate sauce; but the plumbing was perfect.
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It was in the killing department that the packers had been left most in the lurch, and precisely here that they could least afford it; the smoking and canning and salting of meat might wait, and all the by-products might be wasted--but fresh meats must be had, or the restaurants and hotels and brownstone houses would feel the pinch, and then "public opinion" would take a startling turn.
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Brennan has spent the last decade overseeing the expansion of his eponymous brokerage Brennan Real Estate, which will now do business as Engel & Volkers Brownstone Brooklyn with, initially, three shop locations: Engel & Volkers Brooklyn Dumbo, Engel & Volkers Brooklyn Prospect Heights and Engel & Volkers Brooklyn Cobble Hill.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Maxee Maxwell, a member of the 1990s girl group Brownstone -- best known for the hit "If You Love Me" -- has died after cutting herself in a fall at home, a representative said Monday.
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Choosing to expand into a historic building isn't common among retailers--especially when the building is generally considered a residential property--but Kahn and Solomon saw the brownstone as a way to further integrate within the community.
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The Invention of Brownstone Brooklyn: Gentrification and the Search for Authenticity in Postwar New York tells of a notorious industrial slum of the 1940s and 1950s which by the 1980s had become a Mecca for hip bars, yoga studios, and expensive townhouses.
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