two-tone
Americanadjective
adjective
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of two colours or two shades of the same colour
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(esp of sirens, car horns, etc) producing or consisting of two notes
Etymology
Origin of two-tone
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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BEIJING—At an imposing 18 feet long, the Maextro S800 sedan gives off Rolls-Royce vibes with its two-tone color scheme and abundant soft leather.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
She’s wearing an oversize salmon-colored dress shirt and extra-baggy jeans; Finneas, in a two-tone polo, has his feet propped on a coffee table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
For the office, ties were back, worn over two-tone shirts with white colors.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
Wimbledon has one of sport and summer's most recognisable palettes; sun-bleached whites, electric blue skies, two-tone lawn green and the occasional pop of scarlet strawberry.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2023
To make matters worse, the plant’s store of alarm pocket dosimeters, which let out a high-pitched two-tone alarm if the radiation level climbs too quickly, was largely wiped out by the tsunami.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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