Brownstone vs Freestone - What's the difference?
brownstone | freestone |
(uncountable) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
(countable) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.
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A type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, such as sandstone or limestone.
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that is relatively free of the flesh.
As nouns the difference between brownstone and freestone
is that brownstone is (uncountable) a variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material while freestone is a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, such as sandstone or limestone.brownstone
English
(wikipedia brownstone)Noun
- We tried to buy a Brooklyn brownstone that needed some work, but couldn’t make the down payment.
- Lived in a brownstone , lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town.
