[broun-stohn] 
| 1. | a reddish-brown sandstone, used extensively as a building material. |
| 2. | Also called brownstone front. a building, esp. a row house, fronted with this stone. |
| 3. | Archaic. belonging or pertaining to the well-to-do class. |
| brown·stone (broun'stōn') n.
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