brownstone

/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

Etymology

From brown + stone.

brownstone means A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.

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.“Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.”

verb

To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.