Crossword clues for brownstone
brownstone
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brownstone \Brown"stone`\, n.
A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.
a building, especially a dwelling, faced with brownstone[1].
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material. 2 (context countable English) A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City. Image:Wolfe-NWM-Brownstone.jpg
WordNet
n. a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
Wikipedia
Brownstone is a brown Triassic- Jurassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. The term is also used in the United States to refer to a townhouse clad in this material.
Brownstone was an American female contemporary R&B group that was popular during the mid-1990s. They are best known for their 1995 hit single " If You Love Me", which was nominated for a Best R&B Performance Grammy Award. " Grapevyne" and "Pass the Lovin'" also brought them some success, as well as their rendition of " I Can't Tell You Why", a song originally recorded by The Eagles.
The three original members of Brownstone were Monica "Mimi" Doby, Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell and Nichole "Nicci" Gilbert. Founded in Los Angeles, the singers met each other after attending various auditions around the city. They formed the group and were signed to Michael Jackson's MJJ Music record label less than a year later. The group soon recorded its debut album From the Bottom Up, which spawned the hit single " If You Love Me". In 1995, the group earned a Grammy Award nomination and a Billboard Music Award. After extensive touring around the globe, Doby left the group for health reasons; in an interview with BET Video Soul host Donnie Simpson, the problem was cited as bronchitis. The cause of her split from the group was later said (in radio interviews) to be internal strife with the other two members. She was replaced by Kina Cosper of Detroit; other members over the years includes Kymberli Wright of Detroit, Racquel Roberts of Los Angeles and current member Teisha Brown of Detroit.
After a difficult transition period, Brownstone released the song " 5 Miles to Empty" from their sophomore album Still Climbing. In 1998, Brownstone was featured on the soundtrack for the film The Players Club with the song "Don't Play Me Wrong".
Charmayne Maxena "Maxee" Maxwell died on February 27, 2015 at age 46 following what has been reported publicly as an accidental fall.
Brownstone is a musical written by Josh Rubins (book and lyrics), Andrew Cadiff (book) and Peter Larson (music). It centers on a group of five people living in a brownstone apartment in New York City.
Brownstone's characters include Claudia, a young lady getting over a breakup; Howard, a writer struggling with his current novel; his wife Mary, who desperately wants children; Joan, a big-time lawyer whose boyfriend lives in Maine; and Stuart, a bright-eyed youngster just excited to finally be in New York. The musical is sung-through with little dialogue.
Brownstone is a building material.
Brownstone may also refer to:
- Brownstone (surname)
- Brownstone (group), an American R&B group
- Brownstone (musical), a 1979 musical
- " Mr. Brownstone", a Guns N' Roses song
- Brown Stone, a neighborhood in Beijing, China
Brownstone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Cecily Brownstone (1909–2005), American food writer
- Harvey Brownstone (born 1956), Canadian judge
- Meyer Brownstone, Canadian educator
Usage examples of "brownstone".
He landed on hands and knees in the dark areaway in front of the brownstone house.
He and his wife, a Russian emigree named Larissa Volokhonsky, had an apartment on the fourth floor of a brownstone on West 107th Street.
Seated on the top step of the brownstone stoop were Oakmoss and Leafdrop Brown, with Gabi between them.
Back to her brownstone, an explanatory chat with her mum, a silent, grateful handclasp from her dad, a game of checkers with her little brother, and, as I took my leave, a royal knee-trembler in the rumpus-room.
Cali cartel off the roof of that fancy brownstone apartment house, and he had to admit that Schaefer had been just a bit over the line, doing that.
Luther Slyke stepped into the vestibule of a five-story brownstone just off the corner of East Twelfth Street.
Now it was colorless, beautiful in a skeletal way, the bandshell empty, the fountain turned off for the winter, the brownstone city hall capped by white snow.
Silent brownstones rose on either side, and the wind sent trash along the gutters with a dry, skittery sound.
Here it was more thickly settled, newer brownstones abutting old wood-and-frame structures.
It was a little hole-in-the-wall of black-painted brick, shoehorned between brownstones that seemed to sag under the weight of innumerable layers of graffiti.
Across the East River, lights were coming on in the low brownstones of Brooklyn.
And the only way to get to those was to buy the land, tear down the brownstones above, and dig a foundation for a new building.
Ulster Scarlett brownstone on Fifty-fourth Street was being repainted and sandblasted.
It was a place where cooking utensils were in demand, and title-deeds to brownstone fronts were not.
Beyond, a row of Lower East Side brownstones stood starkly in the brilliant afternoon light.